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Library Journal, 1976
Special Libraries Association Annual Conference report. (Author)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Libraries, Library Associations, Library Education
Galvin, Thomas J. – Library Journal, 1976
Identifies those aspects of education for librarianship that are likely to change in the near or longer term future. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Library Education, Library Research, Library Schools
Williams, Wilda W. – Library Journal, 1991
Discusses books that are out of print (OP) and out of stock indefinitely (OSI) from the perspectives of librarians, vendors, and publishers. Highlights include reprints; paperbacks versus hardcovers; differences between publishers' marketing practices and libraries' selection, acquisition, and ordering procedures; and education for librarians to…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Education, Library Material Selection, Marketing
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 2001
Considers the challenges facing public libraries in meeting the current needs of its users while still delivering traditional information and recreational services. Topics include keeping up with technological trends; recruitment, staffing, and continuing education; the role as community center; and creating effective marketing strategies. (LRW)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Library Personnel, Library Services, Professional Continuing Education
White, Herbert S. – Library Journal, 1986
Argues that if librarianship is to change its outside perceptions, it must first change its self-perceptions. Three areas in which true professions that demand recognition and respect have established clearly visible ground rules are highlighted: (1) credentials and librarianship as a profession or trade, (2) research, and (3) continuing…
Descriptors: Credentials, Librarians, Library Research, Library Science
Immroth, J. Philip – Library Journal, 1972
A report of the 1972 meeting of the American Association of Library Schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Associations, Library Schools, Meetings
Dimmock, Mary Laverne – Library Journal, 1971
It is imperative that library schools recognize their obligation to provide post-master's study for their graduates, and to provide programs that are structured, that are more uniform in performance requirements, and that culminate in a recognized degree. (5 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Education, Library Schools, Professional Continuing Education
Library Journal, 1989
Presents a sample of replies to a call for materials on library policies concerning professional development and professional continuing education. Included is a summary of the results of a survey of 50 libraries that was conducted by the South Central Research Library Council in upstate New York to obtain information on continuing education…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Policy, Library Science, Library Surveys
Nichols, Betty M. – Library Journal, 1977
Description of Kansas City Public Library continuing education program. (KP)
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Librarians, Library Education, Professional Continuing Education
Conroy, Barbara – Library Journal, 1977
Directions and goals of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE). (KP)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Networks, National Organizations
White, Herbert – Library Journal, 1984
Discusses highlights of a survey undertaken to determine practitioner attitudes toward specific courses in the present M.L.S. program. Topics highlighted include training and/or education, elective courses suggested by respondents, professional competency, American Library Association and Office of Personnel Management viewpoints, and continuing…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Curriculum, Competence, Elective Courses
Mintz, Anne P. – Library Journal, 1985
Discussion of extent of information malpractice highlights role of information broker, copyrights and fees, special library problems, protection against malpractice, contracts, ready reference risks, education against malpractice, continuing education, personal values, malpractice insurance, information producers, Dun and Bradstreet versus…
Descriptors: Contracts, Higher Education, Information Science, Information Scientists
DiMattia, Susan – Library Journal, 1993
Reviews the 1992 annual conference of the Medical Library Association (MLA). Highlights include elevating the professional authority of medical librarians; continuing education programs; the credentialing process; the proposed Code of Ethics; and a keynote address by Patricia Aburdene that discussed leadership traits for women. (LRW)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Conferences, Credentials, Females