Reports the results of a questionnaire distributed by the faculty of Library Science at the University of Alberta to assess the continuing education needs of library personnel in three provinces; financial, time, and distance limitations on participation; and use of or interest in personal selective dissemination of information services. (CHC)

Discusses the importance of continuing education--post-degree education helping to produce an additional competency in the student--for librarians, and briefly reviews the availability of professional continuing education programs in Canadian library schools. (CWM)

A population of more than 200 participants in nine Canadian continuing education workshops is used to test assumptions as to who benefits from continuing education in librarianship and what factors determine workshop registration. Topics for future research are suggested. (1 reference) (Author/CLB)

Discusses the results of a survey of the accredited library schools of Canada regarding the schools' administrative and organizational approaches to providing continuing education programs for librarians. (CHC)

Provides a self-test designed to measure computer literacy of library personnel. Overall literacy levels are determined by assessing skills and knowledge in the areas of hardware, languages, operating systems, and applications. Suggestions for skill enhancement through private study and continuing education are offered and sources of further…

Describes a pilot project in Alberta designed to provide training for the staff of small rural school and public libraries through various distance delivery methods. Reported results include demographics of the rural librarian population; evaluation of courses offered; and comparison of delivery modes by student satisfaction, effectiveness, and…

Discussion of certification for librarians notes definitions, certification program of Medical Library Association, continuing education as means of maintaining certification, and the voluntary recognition system, which encourages and supports those who participate in continuing education by setting standards for programs, objectively evaluating…

Discusses the phenomenon of burnout among human service professionals in general, and librarians specifically, and argues that lack of professional autonomy is the true underlying cause. Suggested measures for eliminating or coping with burnout include activities at the individual, professional, and societal levels. (10 references) (CLB)

Examines ways to put in place a two-pronged mechanism that permits assessment of quality of continuing education (CE) activities and records individual CE participation for library personnel. Areas of concern include credit units and certification, distance education, cooperation among CE providers, needs of francophone librarians, and…