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ElBasri, Teralee – Education Libraries, 2018
Current school librarian standards highlight the need for school librarians to be technology leaders in their schools, and current research supports the ability of the school librarian to be a strong technology leader. However, there is a lack of research on how preservice schools are preparing their students to become these leaders. The following…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, School Libraries, Library Education, Instructional Leadership
Wright, H. Curtis – 1983
Abraham Kaplan has produced the clearest philosophical insights in all of library literature into the real nature of library education by providing an outsider's view of librarianship that (1) explains the "mess" librarians are in; (2) identifies humanism as the firm foundation of their profession; and (3) correlates librarianship with…
Descriptors: Communications, Humanism, Information Scientists, Information Theory
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Hartz, Fred R. – Catholic Library World, 1988
This review of the effectiveness of bibliotherapy as a correctional rehabilitation tool discusses the need for library educators and associations to recognize that the function of prison libraries is to advance the freedom to read, not to provide formal educational or rehabilitational programs. (10 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Censorship, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Needs
Ryan, Frederick – Library Journal, 1981
Despite obvious and fundamental differences, contemporary library issues strikingly familiar to those of the west also beset the Soviet library world--issues that so far have been bridged in only technical apolitical areas. Governmental insistence on the centrality of ideology to library service remains an international stumbling block.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Library Education
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Korn, Susan – Third World Libraries, 1996
Reviews 18 articles on Israeli libraries published between 1978 and 1995. Highlights concerns about the lack of a clear national role for the Jewish National and University Library, the slowness of libraries to adopt MARC standards, a weak national policy on public libraries, slow development of school libraries, and the limited professional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Development, Library Education, Library Role
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Ng'ang'a, J. M. – International Library Review, 1982
Examines the present position of libraries (academic, public, special, and school) and librarianship in Kenya, highlighting problems concerned with manpower, accommodations and equipment, books, finances, and cooperation. Proposals for action involving manpower, books, school library service, user education, standardization, and bibliographic…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Higher Education, Information Systems, Librarians
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Alqudsi-Ghabra, T. – International Library Review, 1988
Reviews the special problems of libraries and librarianship in developing countries, and the problems specific to the Arab speaking countries. Deficiencies in information policy formation, library planning and education, and government support of libraries are discussed; attempts to rectify the situation are described; and needed research is…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role, International Organizations
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Geraci, Diane; Langschied, Linda – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses the role of libraries in providing access to data in electronic form. Types of data are described, including social data, scientific data, and humanities data; the definition of libraries and library services is considered; and acquisition of the skills needed to provide effective access is discussed. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Humanities
Haycock, Ken – Education Canada, 1998
In collaboration with teachers, teacher librarians have a positive impact on student achievement in content areas, information literacy, and reading motivation and ability. Current professional issues of teacher librarians include role clarification, appropriate preservice education, standards for student information literacy, articulation of…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Olaisen, Johan L. – International Library Review, 1987
Compares the philosophy of librarianship in the Soviet Union, where libraries are subordinate to the goals of the Communist party, and Scandinavia, where libraries maintain political neutrality. A brief history of library education in both countries is given and the current state of library education and research is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Doctoral Programs
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Roper, Fred W.; Mayfield, M. Kent – Library Trends, 1993
Describes a survey of knowledge and skills in the health information sciences conducted by the Medical Library Association (MLA) and relates the results to the MLA's educational policy statement. Credentialing for the Academy of Health Information Professionals is described, and ways to acquire medical knowledge and skills are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Certification, Credentials, Educational Policy, Higher Education
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Horrocks, Norman – Canadian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses developments in library and information science education in Canada and the United States. Topics covered include schools' change of emphasis from "library" to "information," interdisciplinary programs, specialization, joint degrees, and continuing education. (CDD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Conferences, Continuing Education, Degrees (Academic)
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Tilley, C. M. – International Library Review, 1984
Report on the role of public library services in adult literacy education highlights the nature of service clientele, literacy program development in the United States and Australia, literacy research projects, patterns of service, library collection development, and librarian training. Footnotes are given. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Discusses developments in distance education programs and considers roles for school library media specialists in distance education projects. The Star Schools Project is described, access to information and resources in new formats is considered, the Library and Information Science Distance Education consortium is explained, and directions for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Figueiredo, Nice – 1984
Arguing that marketing appears to be a solid means for creating users' needs for information as well as for attracting potential users to the library, this paper reviews the current literature in Brazil on marketing information services and on user education. It also discusses the current status of library education in Brazil. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Higher Education
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