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The Accredited Library Education Program as Preparation for Professional Library Work.
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White, Herbert S.; Mort, Sarah L. – Library Quarterly, 1990
Describes a survey of library school graduates that examined the extent to which assumed areas of specialization affected the selection of an accredited program, the extent to which such perceptions change during the educational experience and affect course selection, the relationship of perceptions to the first professional job taken, and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Course Selection (Students), Geographic Location, Graduate Surveys
Employer Preferences and the Library Education Curriculum.
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White, Herbert S.; Paris, Marion – Library Quarterly, 1985
Directors of academic, public, and special libraries were asked to relate curricula of master's degree programs in library and information science to their own perceived needs and preferences in hiring of junior professionals. Options for alternatives to education outside one-year degree setting were examined and ranked. Seventeen references are…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Courses, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Study
Rankings of Library and Information Science Faculty and Programs: The Third in a Series of Studies Undertaken at Six-Year Intervals.
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White, Herbert S. – Library Quarterly, 1993
A study of library school faculty and academic library directors' perceptions of the educational quality of master's and doctoral programs in library and information science and of the professional contributions of library school faculties is reported. Perception rankings are compared to similar studies carried out in 1980 and 1986. (18…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality