Professional Development Academies in Education

Professional Development Programs in Information Studies

UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies is home to two departments. Each is a leader in their field, helping to pioneer what's next in the Education and Information worlds.

UCLA Ed&IS faculty are at the forefront of their fields, addressing issues of equality, access and social justice in the fields of education and information. Their scholarship has an international reputation for excellence and commitment to addressing the most critical issues facing our society.

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Department of Education 2023 Information Sessions

Department of Information Studies Programs

Department of Information Studies 2023 Information Sessions

Learn more about the undergraduate and graduate academic programs we offer, when program information sessions are being offered and how to apply.

Department of Information Studies

Mary Niles Maack

Professor, Department of Information Studies

BA, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1968 (with High Honors and High Distinction in History)

Professionalization and gender issues in librarianship

Cross-cultural analysis of library and information services


Aspirations and Mentoring in an Academic Environment with Joanne Passet as second author. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.

“Scholarly Resources for the Study of the Third World: The Case of Africa.” in Libraries and Scholarly Communication in the United States. ed. by John Cole and Phyllis Dain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990, pp. 111-133.

“Comparative Methodology as a Means for Assessing the Impact of Feminization and Professionalization on Librarianship.” pp. 66 – 77, in Library Lit16-: The Best of 1985. ed. by Bill Katz.Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986. (reprinted from International Library Review 17: 5-16 (1985).

Libraries in Senegal: Continuity and Change in an Emerging Nation. Chicago, American Library Association, 1981, p. 280.

“Toward A New Model Of The Information Professions: Embracing Empowerment.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 38 (Fall 1997): 283-302