The Case for a Professional Foundation in Librarianship

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Bobbi L. Newman and Sam Helmick

Inside Higher Ed

07/14/2026

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We should resist calls for credential erosion. If anything, the need for a foundational M.L.S. has only grown in this era of information abundance

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Title: Subtitle: The Case for a Professional Foundation in Librarianship
Creators: Bobbi L. Newman (Author) - University of Iowa, School of Library and Information Science
Sam Helmick (Author) - Iowa City Public Library
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: Inside Higher Ed
Publisher: Inside Higher Ed
Language: English
Date published: 07/14/2026
Academic Unit: School of Library and Information Science
Record Identifier: 9985181914802771

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