Repository: UIHistories Project: UI Library School Alumni Newsletter - 11 [PAGE 3]

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two years of college work, and later in 1903, to those with three years of college work, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Library Science. Since 1911 the University of Illinois has offered through the [Library School a two-year course of study open to college graduates. I Recognizing the merits of the claim frequently made that the degree should have a higher rank than that of a second Bachelor's degree; and in appreciation of the educational importance of the work of libraries, and of the thoroughness and scholarly character of work [done in the Library School, the Executive Faculty of the Graduate School in 1926 approved Library Science as a major subject for the Master's degree and this action was approved by the Board of Trustees. Students who desire to become candidates for this degree must have completed at least thirty semester hours of work in Library Science in this University or in one of equal standing before registering in the Graduate School, in which they must complete a full year's work under the regulations governing the conferring of the degree. The University now proposes to take another step in the way of providing opportunities for study and training beyond the Masters degree, thereby making it possible for a student exceptionally well qualified for scholarly work in the libraries of this country to acquire the Doctor's degree. To be more specific, the purpose of such advanced study is to prepare men and women for such positions in our larger public and university libraries as (1) directing the building up of great collections of books and manuscripts for the use of scholars; (2) giving bibliographic service to investigators using the libraries; (3) pursuing advanced study in the larger problems connected with the administration of libraries and the classifying and cataloging of books; and (4) prosecuting research in certain fields. A prolonged consideration of methods for accomplishing this purpose has led to the approval of a program in which a major in any one of several of the better established fields of study or scholarship is combined with work in Library Science, and the Doctor's degree. though given in a major subject other than Library Science, may be given for work chosen in large part for its relation to the kinds of library work named above. These close relations are clear in such subjects as history, the languages, economics, political science, and education. In time, as the material and technique of research in library science become more nearly adequate, a major may be established in that subject (or in bibliography, paleography, etc.). SCHOOL N E W S Seven students will receive their M.A. degree this year, five in June and two in August, the names with the theses subjects are a follows: Ambuhl, Frances I., Miami University, A.B. "The cataloging of sacred books and anonymous classics." Battles, Frances M., Ohio State University, B.S. "An ac >unt of the public library movement in Ohio with special reference to sonn outstanding libraries."

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