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Lewis, John – 1975
Library Technical Assistant (LTA) programs were developed in the 1950's and 1960's to train a new class of library employees. With the encouragement of the American Library Association, many such programs have been started in the community colleges of the United States since 1965. Work/study courses, skills laboratories, media tracks, flexible…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum, Guidelines, Library Education
Piternick, Anne – 1973
The Canadian Interlibrary Loan system (ILL) allows users to tap the total scientific and technical information resources of Canada. This manual details the types of materials available through ILL--books, periodicals, government publications, conference proceedings, patents, theses, standards, and translations--and instructions are given on…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Government Libraries, Government Publications, Guides
Martin, Allie Beth; Duggan, Maryann – 1975
In 1973 a study was made to determine needs and objectives for Continuing Education for Library Staffs in the Southwest (CELS). First background information was gathered on the expressed needs for the study and on activities at the national and regional levels as well as in library schools and other professions. Then a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Librarians, Library Cooperation, Library Education
Bloom, Janet; And Others – 1975
Seeking a better understanding of the position of the Library Technical Assistant (LTA) in the library world, this study presents an overview of the LTA in Illinois, exploring problems related to their training and employment and providing a general description of the LTA. The first phase of this examination consists of an identification of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Programs, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns
Bramley, Gerald – 1975
Current trends in library education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Scandinavian countries, the Soviet Union, and the German Democratic Republic are surveyed. The problems of educating librarians in the developing countries in general and the specific problems in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Foundation Programs
Katz, Bill, Ed. – 1992
The 25 articles in this book were written by librarians as a guide for reference services personnel working in two-year college libraries. Part I, The Community College Reference Mission, includes "Community College Services," by Derrie B. Roark; "Community College Librarianship: A Changing Frontier," by Marilyn Searson Lary; "Typical Is Atypical:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Community Colleges