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Fenwick, Sara Innis – Library Trends, 1976
Describes the growing awareness of children's needs and the development of children's and young people's library services from 1800 to 1976. (LS)
Descriptors: Children, History, Library Services, Public Libraries
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McMullen, Haynes – Library Trends, 1976
A survey of the distribution of various kinds of libraries in the United States at different times during the last 100 years. (Author)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Geographic Distribution, Government Libraries, History
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Richardson, Selma K. – Library Trends, 1974
A list of nonprint materials (except 16mm films) in the science area for secondary school and public libraries. A list of producers, with addresses, is appended. (LS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Educational Media, Public Libraries
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Ivy, Barbara A. – Library Trends, 1987
Argues that leadership and managerial skills should be developed in all librarians including children's librarians. The problems of developing managerial skills as a training function of the library organization are addressed and suggestions for an administrator planning such training are given. (EM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Leadership Training, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
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Mediavilla, Cindy – Library Trends, 1997
Chronicles the California Library Association's battle against anti-Communist censorship attempts from 1946 to 1956 in schools and public libraries as well as on the legislative front. An overview of the "Fiske report" is offered as an explanation of how intellectual freedom challenges impacted California librarians of the period.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Communism, History, Intellectual Freedom
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McClarren, Robert R. – Library Trends, 1970
A definition of the term library system," is followed by a discussion of state legislation relating to library systems. (NH)
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services, Organization
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Naylor, Alice Phoebe – Library Trends, 1987
Examines changes in the perceptions of public library children's services by library professionals through a content analysis of entries in "Library Literature" since 1958 which refer to children's library services and populations served. The opinions of current library administrators are compared to those of 100 years ago. (EM)
Descriptors: Children, Content Analysis, History, Indexes
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Vaughan, Anthony – Library Trends, 1982
Reviews developments in British library standards since 1971, highlighting types of standards, public libraries, academic libraries (university, polytechnic, college), school libraries, and special libraries (hospital and health sciences, prison, subject specializations). Thirty-nine references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Ward-Callaghan, Linda – Library Trends, 1987
Children's librarians should analyze the potential of new technologies before they are formalized so that when innovations are implemented, they will have the capabilities to provide for children's departments' internal management needs and improve children's services. Microcomputers, video, and commercial, public, and cable television can be…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Information Retrieval, Learning Resources Centers, Library Materials
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Havard-Williams, Peter – Library Trends, 1982
Discussion of standardization on an international scale for resource sharing--cooperation, coordination, interlibrary loans, cooperative acquisition and cataloging--focuses on a definition of standards; the development of standards for cataloging; public, school, and university libraries; and library education. A 60-item bibliography is included.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
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Magrill, Rose Mary – Library Trends, 1985
Standard collection evaluation techniques appear to receive varying amounts of emphasis from one type of library to another. Differences in choice of technique arise from differing evaluation objectives, and choice of questions to be answered is determined by purpose(s) of library and additional factors (i.e., governance, clientele, size). (97…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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DeScossa, Catriona; Henderson, Mary E. P. – Library Trends, 1982
Notes developments over the past decade in Canadian library standards for public libraries, university and college libraries, school libraries, special libraries, national libraries, cooperation among libraries, and standardization in educational programs for library personnel. Forty-eight references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Rader, Hannelore B. – Library Trends, 2002
Presents a literature and Web survey of materials related to library user instruction and information literacy. Highlights include higher education; school libraries; public and special libraries; information skills training in the workplace; the global environment; conferences; examples of model programs; international programs for information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Global Approach
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Allen, Melody Lloyd; Bush, Margaret – Library Trends, 1987
Describes a survey of accredited library schools' current education for children's, young adult, and school librarianship. Data and results are presented for course offerings, enrollment, faculty teaching responsibilities and research activities, and continuing education programs, and the findings are related to recent concerns about a lack of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Faculty Workload
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Waddle, Linda, Ed. – Library Trends, 1988
Eight articles address topics related to library services to teenagers: (1) power inside and outside the library; (2) information needs and interests; (3) barriers to information access; (4) the ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA program; (5) information skills curriculum; (6) values education through libraries; (7) ethnic literacy; and (8) planning public…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Learning Resources Centers
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