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Kusack, James M. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
The first of two articles on the current state of relations between librarianship and new technologies describes recent events that signal an apparent drift toward a traditional vision of librarianship, and away from any emphasis on information technologies. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Role, Library Science

Wilkinson, John; Murray, Carolyn – Canadian Library Journal, 1988
A population of more than 200 participants in nine Canadian continuing education workshops is used to test assumptions as to who benefits from continuing education in librarianship and what factors determine workshop registration. Topics for future research are suggested. (1 reference) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Science

Broadbent, Marianne – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Examines a number of issues facing the Australian library and information services community in the area of continuing education, including recommendations of the Library Association of Australia, the cost of continuing education activities, the role and responsibility of schools of library and information studies, and notions of coordination.…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Science

Govan, James F. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Discusses the impact of technological advancement on academic libraries and predicts the types of changes that may occur in the role of libraries and librarians, collection development, access to information, financing, and facilities. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Futures (of Society)
Oberstein, Karen; Van Horn, Ron – Florida Media Quarterly, 1988
Reviews the development of bibliotherapy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and discusses specific techniques for the selection of appropriate reading materials for both children and their parents. (16 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education

Rasmussen, Radha – Australian Library Journal, 1987
Describes an investigation that assessed the effectiveness of Australian indexing and abstracting services in their bibliographic control of the literature of library and information science. Conclusions about the coverage of the literature are presented, and methods for improvement are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations