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Download full textCollantes, Lourdes Y., Ed. – 1985
Six symposium papers are included in this document. The first paper, by Henry Chang, is a brief profile of Asian/Pacific American (APA) librarians, emphasizing the need for more data on this group and the need for the group to become more assertive of their rights to equal opportunity in the field. The second paper, by Jane Katayama, addresses…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Ethnic Stereotypes, Librarians, Library Administration
Rowe, Richard R. – American Libraries, 1987
Examines the possible role of the chief information officer in universities and corporations, and the ways in which librarians need to restructure their professional role to qualify for the chief information officer function. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Science, Information Technology, Librarians, Professional Development
Edwards, Karlene K.; Schon, Isabel – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Reports results of study which investigated kinds of professional development activities engaged in by school library media specialists. Values and types of professional development activities, amount of input to district library media policy, release time provided, and other factors influencing professional development activities are noted.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Media Specialists
Boardman, Edna M.; And Others – Book Report, 1986
Nine articles address the topic of professionalism among school librarians. Highlights include personal initiative and suggestions for growing professionally, a professional involvement profile, career and job options, best-ever workshops, professional growth through travel, from librarian to computer coordinator, illustrated booktalks, the school…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians
Werrell, Emily; Sullivan, Laura – 1985
This annotated listing of 121 items covering the period from 1974 through 1985 was compiled from a literature search of LISA, ERIC, and "Library Literature." Sources listed are those U.S. and Canadian monographs, articles, and ERIC documents that are directly pertinent to the topic of faculty status and its related subtopics. Primary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Annotated Bibliographies, Collective Bargaining
Peer reviewedReade, J. G. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Looks at the historical development of school librarian training in Canada and Great Britain; examines types of institutions with training programs and program content; compares the librarian's role in the two countries and isolates factors that determined those roles; and highlights recent difficulties, developments, and movement toward consensus…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Paul, Meg; Evans, Jennifer – 1988
Questions presented in workbook format are interspersed with quotations from the literature about the library profession's stereotypes and self-image. The document opens with a synopsis of how librarians are portrayed by the mass media. Exercises about role perceptions are presented (e.g., define the terms "librarian" and…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Institutional Advancement
Somerville, Mary; Markuson, Carolyn – American Libraries, 1987
The first of two articles examines lack of professional recognition and promotional opportunities for children's librarians, and suggests remedies to administrators, library schools, and librarians. The second reports a decreasing candidate pool of school media specialists and discusses this in terms of increased educational requirements and lack…
Descriptors: Certification, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Level
