NYU, LIU Collaborate On Dual Degree Program for Scholar-Librarians

-- Library Journal, 5/3/2006

New York University's Graduate School of Arts and Science and Long Island University's Palmer School of Library and Information Science have announced a collaborative program to offer a dual master's degree for so-called "scholar-librarians." According to NYU officials, beginning this fall, graduate students in the program will attend both institutions, where programs will be tailored to help their understanding of a particular subject area. The planning and initial implementation of the new dual degree program is being supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The Palmer School's John Regazzi, dean and professor, College of Information and Computer Science, said there is a "significant and growing need" for academic librarians who have both a strong subject specialty and modern library and information training. Under the program, students can study in any of the areas offered by NYU's Graduate School of Arts and Science, and the Palmer School would offer information science training so the students can earn an MSLIS degree. Carol Mandel, dean of the NYU Libraries, noted that the program will include a mentoring component. Mentors will be drawn largely from the NYU Libraries' staff. NYU's Bobst Library currently is the Manhattan training site for the Palmer School's MSLIS program.