 With passage of the Republic Act No.6966 (Repealed in 2003 with the passing of R.A. 9246 or "The Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003") in 1990, graduates of library and information science are required to take the licensure examinations for librarians in order to practice librarianship in the Philippines or countries which have reciprocity as regards the practice of the field.In New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington is the only university providing postgraduate education in librarianship.