Library.........Science?

Did you know that in order to become a Librarian in Victoria (and I'm going to assume, everywhere else) you need a Masters in Library Science? Did any of you even know that there was a "Library Science"?

The only reason I know this is because I was looking up some information on the local Public library, looking for a job. I thought, "Hey, I loved working at the library in Nanaimo. I bet it would be cool to work at another one. I wonder what you need to be a librarian?" That's when I came across the Greater Victoria Public Library site and found this:

Librarian Positions
To provide information services and readers' advisory assistance, to select library material, and to promote and interpret the collection.

Qualifications include a Master of Library Science degree from an accredited library school. May be required to possess courses in serving special publics such as children and/or have knowledge of special areas such as the sciences or children's literature. Previous library experience in a public service capacity with responsibility for collection development or promotion of library service an asset.

Huh...and here, I've worked at a library, and I never thought that being a librarian would ever require that much schooling. I just thought you had to have a good knowledge of the dewey decimal system, and maybe have a love of books.

This is an article I found while looking for some kind of description on what a Master in Library Science is. While I'm aware it's not the most "educated" of articles on the subject, it kinda sums up my thoughts on it.