Librarianship-Accept the Status Quo or Leave It?

Argues against the premise that librarianship is not a "real" profession. Perception of some that librarians will always have low salaries and little prestige; Belief that library science lacks the intellectual preparation of other professions, such as medicine or law; Opinion that there should be agreement on what characterizes professional librarians, and on the process for becoming a librarian; Requirement of a master's degree from an accredited American Library Association program for employment of a librarian; Debate over whether library science demands that librarians be educated for a profession or trained for a job.