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"A Most Necessary Discipline": The Education of Technical Services Librarians.
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Maxwell, Margaret F. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This article reviews curricular patterns and practices relating to education for technical services available to the prospective librarian of 1905. Establishment of a library school by Melvil Dewey, the New York State Library School, cataloging courses, and student opinions of professors and course content are covered. Forty references are cited.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Curriculum, Higher Education, History
Reflecting the Maturation of a Profession: Thirty-Five Years of "Library Resources and Technical Services."
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Smiraglia, Richard P.; Leazer, Gregory H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Reports on an empirical study of "Library Resources and Technical Services" (LRTS) that was conducted to define LRTS's content and to determine whether it displays the characteristics of formal scholarly communication. Results of bibliometric comparisons with other scholarly journals in the field are described. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
The Education of the Acquisitions Librarian: A Survey of ARL Acquisitions Librarians.
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Schmidt, Karen A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Describes the results of a survey of acquisitions librarians in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries that was conducted to determine the level of involvement expected from library schools in educating librarians for acquisitions work. The type of training that is needed is examined, sources of acquisitions training are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarian Attitudes, Library Acquisition