{"id":10077,"date":"2013-03-08T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=10077"},"modified":"2013-06-25T12:07:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T16:07:33","slug":"new-mexico-state-librarian-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=10077","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico State Librarian Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mychal Ludwig, Head Editor, INALJ New Mexico<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

New Mexico State Librarian Certification\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

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18-2-8 Certification of librarians.\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

The state librarian is hereby authorized to issue certificates to librarians. He shall have authority to prescribe and hold examinations, or require submission of credentials to establish the qualifications of those seeking certificates as librarians, and to issue certificates of librarianship to qualified persons, in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as he may provide.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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For anyone, from in or outside of the state of New Mexico, who is interested in either moving from one library job to another, or obtaining their very first library job in the state as a community\u2019s \u201cchief librarian\u201d, participating in the New Mexico State Library Certification Program is required by law \u2013 under the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA), Chapter 18, Articles 2-8 through 2-18 (see the first section above).<\/p>\n

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I won\u2019t fully reiterate just why<\/i> the New Mexico State Library requires certification; it acts as an attempt to maintain a statewide consistency in library service levels, verifying and encouraging the skills and education of everyone from a rural librarian to a library director in a bustling branch system. The \u201cwhy should I get certified\u201d comes down to \u201cyou have no choice if you want to be a chief librarian in New Mexico\u201d or if a particular job opening requires it, so the more important question is what type<\/i> of certification should you obtain?<\/p>\n

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The type of certification you need comes down to the breadth of places you want to be able to work:<\/p>\n

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Types of Certification<\/b><\/p>\n

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