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Palmer School Graduates Celebrate a Near
Perfect
Employment Record for the Fifth Straight Year
June 28, 2000 - For the fifth year in a row, graduates of
the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long
Island University are celebrating a near perfect employment rate.
According to Mary Westermann-Cicio, Assistant Dean of the
Palmer School, a recent survey six months after graduation revealed
all of the 1999 graduates are fully employed, with only two of
the 50 respondents actively searching for a higher level professional
position. The average starting salary for the 1999 graduates
who earned degrees in library science was $37,962, with the typical
time from graduation to professional employment being less than
45 days. Graduates landed jobs in the following sectors:
- Public Libraries - 40%
- School Media Centers - 31%
- Academic Libraries - 10%
- Other (Information industry, archives, etc.) - 9%
Most graduates (90%) took employment in New York State, with
the remaining graduates employed in New Jersey, Arizona and Hawaii.
The Palmer School offers an innovative M.S. program that integrates
information and library science and is accredited by the American
Library Association. The School also offers a B.S. in Information
Transfer, a Ph.D. in Information Studies, and a certificate program
in Archives and Records Management. The master's degree is also
offered in Manhattan at NYU's Bobst Library. Selected master's
degree and certificate courses are offered at the Palmer School's
Westchester campus, located at Pace University in Pleasantville.
For more information, call the Palmer School at (516) 299-2866,
(212) 998-2680, or (914) 773-3384; e-mail: palmer@cwpost.liu.edu
or visit www.liu.edu/palmer.
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