The interdisciplinary program at the University of Oklahoma combines the Schools of Industrial Engineering and Library Science. (Author)

Authentication and certification of documents should be established as a part of the selection process in archives. Introductory courses in document examination are advocated for archival training programs. (JPF)

On the basis of information available to prospective students, the availability of courses and programs in special librarianship is described. (Author)

Reviews some of the uses of computers in libraries and encourages librarians to learn to program in COMIT or SNOBOL. (PF)

The history of CLENE, description of its mechanism, implications for special librarians, and plans for both near future and ultimate functions are discussed. (Author)

Students and faculty in library schools and librarians in the field are engaged in a reassessment of librarianship and library education. Such special topics as communication and behavioral science, information retrieval, library automation and systems analysis and design are beginning to form the basis for a new core of library science. (5…

Presents marketing as an attitude, an approach, and a set of tools, techniques, and concepts that can be applied to the professional development of librarians. (FM)

Discusses the rationale and benefits of internship programs for library students in special libraries, suggests work programs, and considers sample intern projects. Six references are cited. (FM)

A five year plan for continuing education for members of the Science-Technology Division of the Special Libraries Association is considered. (Author)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a contract with the University of North Carolina School of Library Science for support services in the operation of the EPA Library. The contract is carried out through an internship which permits students to experience special library work. (Author/PF)

Given the poor employment picture for librarians, an alternative to library school retrenchment could be an expansion of library schooling to encompass all facets of document organization and information services in both traditional and nontraditional environments. (Author/LS)

The potential for simulation teaching of special library administration has attracted interest in library education circles. The nature of the models needed for this kind of teaching and the process of designing them are described. (18 references) (Author)

It is felt that the present curricula for special library education are somewhat inadequate, particularly in regard to orienting new students to the field of library science and in helping students choose an area of specialization. Curricula revisions are proposed. (13 references) (Author/SJ)

Some of the results of a recent systematic investigation of the rationale underlying the current interest in such essentially problem-oriented instructional modes as the case method and simulation teaching in librarianship are summarized. (Author/PF)

Five classes in indexing and abstracting at the University of Texas at Austin have each produced indexes worthy of publication. Working on widely varied indexing projects, they have demonstrated that students can produce useful reference tools in the process of becoming effective indexers and abstractors. (Author)