Chapter 320-3 CERTIFICATION OF LIBRARIANS
| (1) |
Para-Professional Certificate is classified as Grade 2.
| (a) |
A Grade 2 Certificate is granted to a
person who is a graduate of a four (4) year college of recognized standing,
including or supplemented by at least twelve (12) semester hours in a planned
program of library science taken at an institution approved by a state or
regional accrediting agency. The twelve 912) semester hours should include
courses in reference, technical services, collection development, and library
management. |
| (b) |
A Grade 2
Certificate is valid for positions involving duties of a para-professional
nature in a library that comes under the provisions of the certification law,
provided that the work is done under the supervision of a full-time
professional librarian. |
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| (2) |
Librarian's Professional Graduate
Certificate may be classified as Grade 5(b) or Grade 5(d).
| (a) |
A Grade 5(b) Certificate is granted to a
person who holds a master's degree in the field of librarianship from a library
school whose program is accredited by the American Library Association or
master's degree in library and information science from Valdosta State
University received during this program's American Library Association
accreditation pre-candidacy/candidacy. |
| (b) |
A Grade 5(d) Certificate is granted to a
person who presents foreign credentials which satisfy the Board that he/she has
attainments and abilities equivalent to those of a person who is a graduate of
a library school whose program is accredited by the American Library
Association, as described in paragraph (a) above, and that he/she is competent
to carry on library work ably and efficiently. |
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| (3) |
Librarian's Advanced Professional
Graduate Certificate is classified as Grade 6.
| (a) |
A Grade 6 Certificate is granted to a
person who qualifies for a Librarian's Professional Graduate Certificate and
who has completed a sixth year or more of planned graduate study in the field
of librarianship from a library school whose program is accredited by the
American Library Association. |
| (b) |
A
Grade 6 Certificate is valid for any professional position in any library that
comes under the provisions of the certificate law. |
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| (4) |
Librarian's Doctoral Certificate is
classified as Grade 7.
| (a) |
A Grade 7
Certificate is granted to a person who qualifies for a Grade 5(b) Librarian's
Professional Graduate Certificate and who holds an earned doctorate in the
field of librarianship from a library school whose master's degree program is
accredited by the American Library Association. |
| (b) |
A Grade 7 Certificate is valid for any
professional position in any library that comes under the provisions of the
certification law. |
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| (5) |
Licensees who were issued a Grade 5(a) Librarian's Professional Certificate
prior to November 1, 1982, may renew or reinstate their certificates at that
grade level. Licensees who were issued a Grade 3 or Grade 5(c) certificate
prior to February 18, 1988, may renew or reinstate their certificates at that
grade level. |
Beginning July 1, 2017 for applicants of good moral character
that can provide proof of active duty as a National Guard or U.S. Military
service member, a transitioning service member, or a member on separation leave
within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation as those terms are
defined in O.C.G.A. § 43-1-34, or provide proof that the
applicant is a spouse of these service members, the Board may issue a
registration, license or certification as follows:
| (a) |
Applicants identifying themselves as such
must provide documentation to demonstrate their status to the Board; |
| (b) |
The applicant obtained a specialty,
certification, training, or experience in the military while a service member
or spouse which substantially meets or exceeds the requirements to obtain a
license in this state. For the purposes of this rule, an application for Grade
2 Certification under this section may be issued with Board approval if the
applicant provides documentation of the equivalent of 12 semesters hours
Library Science or at least one year of equivalent librarian work experience at
a military base, or at an academic or public library; and |
| (c) |
Complete applications from a Military or
Transitioning Service Member or his or her Spouse will be given priority
processing. |
