When I was a library student worker in undergrad (California), my boss was doing her MLIS again in the United States because she couldn't find a librarian position without it. She had gotten her MLIS in India and people wouldn't accept it.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 9:12 AM Anna Skorupsky via Hasafran < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, I can share my personal experience. I graduated from the Kiev > Government University. I have a Master Degree in Information and Library > Science. I never had any problems with my career neither in Israel, nor in > Canada, nor in the > Hi Everyone, > > I can share my personal experience. I graduated from the Kiev Government > University. I have a Master Degree in Information and Library Science. I > never had any problems with my career neither in Israel, nor in Canada, nor > in the US. > > Hanukkah Sameach! > > Anna Skorupsky, > AJL-Canada, > President > > On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM Emily Bergman via Hasafran < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I had library assistants with library degrees from Russia, the >> Philippines, and Egypt, and it was hard to break into a professional >> position. I think the guy from the Philippines finally got a reference >> position at a public library; I lost track >> I had library assistants with library degrees from Russia, the >> Philippines, and Egypt, and it was hard to break into a >> professional position. I think the guy from the Philippines finally got a >> reference position at a public library; I lost track of the woman from >> Russia; and the woman from Cairo never got beyond a library assistant >> position. I would say it will be harder to get a professional position in >> the U.S. without an ALA accredited MLS. If you have something else to >> offer, like a language or a graduate degree in another subject, you'll find >> it easier to find a professional position. I have an English friend who >> retired from UCLA and had an English degree and then got an American MLS to >> get a professional position. 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