This study examines and compares the purpose, content, and form of the problem statement by researchers in disciplines other than library and information science (LIS). Their assessments of the attributes of a problem statement were compared to the literature and an evaluation of problem statements evidenced by researchers within LIS. (Contains 16…

Reports on focus group interviews with Association of Research Libraries (ARL) librarians, which revealed that many academic librarians rely on convenient, easily understood source material for references. Discussion covers accuracy of referencing, knowledge of research methods and statistics, search thoroughness, scholarship, and the relative…

Contrasts the theoretical and practical aspects of professional library educational curriculums from the students' perspective, and examines the students' theoretical or practical orientation toward a variety of variables. This includes influences of sex, term in school, undergraduate or graduate degree, preprofessional work experience, and…