AN EXPLORATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN MAINLAND CHINA
This study first gave a brief bibliometrics analysis of Chinese literature regarding MLIS in Mainland China. The results showed that the quantity of literature published in the past decade has remained flat; Keywords “Master of Library and Information Science” and “Graduate education” are significant important; Five author collaboration groups have been found; The rate of institutional cooperation in literature is not high. Further, a tentative exploration for designing surveys on the current situation of talents’ cultivation of MLIS program in Mainland China was given for the actual investigation and research. KEYWORDS: Master of Library and Information Science; Competency skills; Bibliometrics; CNKI; Library and Information Professional; Mainland China