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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

press standards ; naturally those institutions
with fixed incomes and paying the least have
suffered the most, in that they have been
forced to accept mediocre workers. Other
influences, however, are now operating that
in time are certain to make it hard for any
but well-trained persons to remain in the
work. The movement for certification of
librarians, whereby all but graduates of
approved library schools, or those proving
satisfactory experience in lieu thereof, will
be required to take examinations set by a
National Board of Certification, is indicative
of the tendency in this direction. Certifica-
tion has been approved by the Committee
on Enlarged Program of the American Li-
brary Association. Furthermore, boards of
trustees, business executives and those re-
sponsible for the management of libraries
universally recognize the advantages which
good education, sound training, and wide
experience ensure, and prefer for executive
positions in their libraries those offering the
best qualifications, while librarians in their
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