These are the slides presented in the 3-3-3- format for the Information Literacy Network of the GCC Spring Symposium at New York University in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

1. A survey of UAE nationals careers in
Library & Information Science,
can MLIS programs help to build a
knowledge economy?
Presented by Melanie Wood, Zayed University Library March 2018

2. The facts:
•90% of people who work in libraries are foreign
nationals
•30% of students surveyed would consider a
graduate degree in Library Science
•There are few library science programs of study
available in the UAE.

3. Worldwide lack of understanding of the library profession…
Can the UAE
grow Library
professionals?
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4. Further reading:
Feasibility Study: The development of Graduate Programs in Information Management at Zayed University,
UAE. Martin, Janet
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295778335_Feasibility_Study_The_development_of_Graduate_Pro
grams_in_INFORMATION_MANAGEMENT_at_Zayed_University_UAE
Flexible Strategies for Uncertain Times: An Innovative Approach to LIS Education in the Middle East and
North Africa. Moran, Ahmed, Click, Hill, Martin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://library.ifla.org/848/1/150-moran-en.pdf
An Investigation of LIS Qualifications throughout the World.
Dalton, Pete; Levinson, Kate https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED450749
Demand for librarians is on the rise
https://www.thenational.ae/uae/education/demand-for-librarians-is-on-the-rise-1.225937
International Human Rights Conventions and Declarations https://www.ifla.org/faife/links-conventions-
declarations