For many non-traditional candidates, the path into teaching is riddled with bumps and detours. They must pay for increasingly expensive coursework and certification costs, attend classes that conflict with work schedules, and forgo wages to complete unfunded student teaching requirements. These roadblocks can deter valuable local…

This conference was held to provide a forum for wide-range discussions of library technical assistant training. Junior college educators and library personnel from school, college and special libraries presented papers on these topics--(1) the junior college perspective on library technology, including the education of library technical assistants…