MCLS library staff development certificates

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

Improve your knowledge and skills
Learn new technologies
Demonstrate your overall competence in the library field

You can work toward earning Certificates of Library Staff Development in Basic Cataloging, Advanced Cataloging, or Basic 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 soft skills certificate

Requirements

Five MCLS workshops from the Soft Skills category. 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 or the MCLS Certificate of Library Development in Soft Skills Application Form . 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

AACR2...Meet RDA
Advanced MeLCat Cataloging
Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Basic
Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Intermediate
Assigning Library of Congress Call Numbers: Advanced
Assigning Library of Congress Subject Headings
Authorities
Basics of RDA Conceptual Models
BIBFRAME: An Overview
Cataloging Related Works and Expressions
Cataloging with Variant Titles
Child's Play: Cataloging Children's Materials
Copy Cataloging of Digital Resources Using RDA
Copy Descriptive Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA
Copy Cataloging of Sound Recordings Using RDA
Copy Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA
Graphic Detail: Cataloging Graphic Novels
MARC: An Introduction
MeLCat Cataloging
The Mystery of MARC Fixed Fields Solved
Original Cataloging of Archival Materials Using RDA
Original Cataloging of Digital Resources Using RDA
Original Descriptive Cataloging of Monographs Using RDA
Original Cataloging of Sound Recordings Using RDA
Original Cataloging of Videos & DVDs Using RDA
Rare Books Cataloging
RDA for Non-Catalogers: What Do I Need to Know?

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

Current MCLS soft skills workshops

Introduction to Productive Work Habits
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence
Introduction to Accountability at Work
Introduction to Critical Thinking Skills
Introduction to Workplace Etiquette
Introduction to Resilience in the Workplace

For currently scheduled workshops, visit the MCLS Store.