Discusses secondary data analysis and reanalysis of machine-readable data as supplements to traditional teaching methods in the social sciences, highlighting types of secondary data, levels of instructional use, housing data in archives, housing codebooks in library stacks, and contributions of archivists and librarians to teaching. Seventeen…

Because the publication of census data on CD-ROM has expanded the capabilities of users, librarians need to consider issues involved in providing census and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services, selecting GIS software, and providing user support. (JMV)

Argues that special librarians are not fact keepers but "catalysts in the knowledge continuum." Examines special librarians, the information business, and knowledge management; the knowledge continuum (data, information, knowledge, behavior) and strategies for successful "transformational librarianship": organizing information,…

Discusses factors militating against integration of social science data archives and libraries in near future, noting usage of materials, access requisite skills of librarians, economic stability of archives, existing structures which manage social science data archives. Role of librarians, data access tools, and cataloging of machine-readable…

Describes how technology has changed the work, earnings, job prospects, and education of librarians. Includes stories from librarians who tell why they chose their careers and how technology affects their work. (JOW)

Describes optical data disk products currently on the market and discusses publishers to users' needs. Ways in which librarians can influence product development and design are suggested. (CLB)

Presents results of a survey of how small liberal arts colleges manage their art collections. The current role of some academic libraries as art managers and the potential for librarians expanding this role are discussed. As trained collection managers, academic librarians are well positioned to manage campus art collections. (Contains 20…

Describes a study that investigated search strategies for electronic encyclopedias by observing search activities in a high school media center where students used "The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia." The teacher's role, the role of the librarian as teacher and as facilitator, student use of electronic resources, and basic skills for…

Defines "technostress" as the stress experienced by reference librarians who must constantly deal with the demands of new information technology and the changes they produce in the work place. Discussion includes suggested ways in which both organizations and individuals can work to reduce stress. (27 references) (LAE)

Discusses results of the "Library Journal" annual placements and salaries survey for 1992. Highlights include placements by type of library, placements and salaries by region and by library school, placement and salaries of minority graduates, comparison of salaries by type of library, and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent…

Discussion of stress in library reference departments focuses on stress caused by CD-ROM reference tools. Topics discussed include work overload; nonreference duties; patron attitudes and behavior; staff attitudes; the need for proper staff training; and the need for library administrators to be sensitive to reference staff needs. (LRW)

Discussion of the work of the American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation includes committee membership, the proliferation of library programs, application of accreditation standards, the status of library schools, library school enrollments, the marketplace, curriculum, librarian certification, and practitioner problems. (EJS)

Discusses the multicultural society of Australia in terms of the need for appropriate public library services for children, particularly those in minority groups. Highlighted topics are funding, available literature, acquisitions, and multilingual staff considerations. (EJS)

Describes a study that measured students' comprehension of a selection of library terms. Protocol analyses were used to examine the reasoning processes employed by subjects. The results show that patrons misunderstand library terms approximately half of the time, and a continuum of solutions is offered. (16 references) (Author/CLB)

Describes a study which linked the misconduct of proposing, performing, and reporting academic research to librarians' perceptions of service quality; explores implications of fraud for library collections and information services; and discusses factors meriting further research. Tables present examples of sources in which those implicated in…