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Certificates of Library Staff Development

MCLS library staff development certificates

The MCLS Certificates of Library Staff Development provide you with an opportunity to:

You can work toward earning Certificates of Library Staff Development in Basic Cataloging, Advanced Cataloging, or Basic Essential Workplace Skills (previously Soft Skills). Each Certificate you achieve will demonstrate that you have attended MCLS workshops to expand your current skill set and develop a comprehensive knowledge of the subject. The MCLS Certificates of Library Staff Development are important credentials to assist you in promotions or job changes in the library field. Enhance your resume today with an MCLS Certificate of Library Staff Development.

Basic cataloging certificate

Requirements

MARC: An Introduction, and four other MCLS workshops or special programs from the Cataloging category (see list below). Workshops or special programs must be taken within a three-year period.

Advanced cataloging certificate

Requirements

Basic Cataloging Certificate, plus four additional MCLS workshops or special programs (for a total of nine workshops or special programs) from the Cataloging category. The four additional workshops or special programs must be taken within a three-year period.

Basic essential workplace skills certificate

Requirements

Five MCLS workshops from the Essential Workplace Skills category. Previous Soft Skills courses, which have the same content as the Essential Workplace Skills courses, qualify toward the Certificate as long as there are 5 unique topics between the 2 formats. Workshops must be taken within a three-year period.

Applying for your certificate

After you have successfully completed the requirements for your certificate, please fill out either the MCLS Certificate of Library Development in Cataloging Application Form new-window-icon.png or the MCLS Certificate of Library Development in Essential Workplace Skills Application Form new-window-icon.png. Please contact the training department at training@mcls.org if you have questions about completing the form or eligibility for certification.

Current MCLS cataloging workshops

Cataloging workshops no longer offered by MCLS pdf-icon.png, but which count toward your certificate if you took them at MCLS in the past three years.

Current, past, and future essential workplace skills courses

 For currently scheduled workshops, visit the MCLS Store.