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Melvil Dewey: A Singular and Contentious Life.
Elliott, Anna – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Provides a brief history of the life of Melvil Dewey, describing his many accomplishments in several diversified areas. Fourteen references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Cataloging, History, Librarians, Library Education
Playing the Field, or ...Practice Makes Perfect
Tietjen, Mildred C. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1977
Results of a study to determine the number of library schools offering various types of field experience programs for their students. (JPF)
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Graduate Students, Library Education, Library Schools
Inside Our Schools: Drexel.
Garrison, Guy – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Describes the history and facilities of the Drexel University School of Library and Information Science, outlines the achievements of the administrators who have shaped the school since its founding in 1891, and discusses the recent changes in the school's facilities and programs in relation to the changing library education environment. (JL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Higher Education, Information Science, Library Education
Inside Our Schools: SUNY Albany.
Halsey, Richard – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Describes the historical development of the School of Library and Information Science at the State University of New York at Albany, as well as its goals, emphases, and objectives; degree programs offered; past, prospective, and progressing students; and the future of the program. (CHC)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Degrees (Academic), Higher Education, History
Library Education: A Strategy for the Future.
White, Herbert – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Discusses the problems library schools are facing with the supply and demand for their graduates. Employment areas where there are graduate shortages and surpluses are identified, suggestions for library schools to follow are given, and realistic predictions regarding the situation are provided. Thirteen references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Enrollment Influences, Futures (of Society)
Special Report: ALISE Explores the Elements for Educational Excellence.
Godwin, Mary Jo – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Provides a summary of the 1991 conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Highlights include an evaluation of the doctorate degree; problems with traditional library education; the need for multidisciplinary curriculums; statistics about library science educators; postgraduate internships; and revised…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Conferences, Doctoral Degrees, Information Science Education
The Golden Age of American Librarianship.
Bobinski, George – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1984
Overview of growth and progress of American librarianship from 1945 to 1970 ("Golden Age") highlights library education; expansion of American Library Association; library philanthropy; federal aid to libraries; library buildings and new technology; changes in academic, public, school, and special libraries; general trends; and end of…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, History, Libraries
Library Schools in Crisis: Stemming the Tide [and] Some Thoughts on the Perils of Library Education: Real and Perceived.
Hyman, Richard; Wedgeworth, Robert – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Identifies challenges facing graduate library education and recommends ways to keep library programs from closing, including better defining the profession of librarianship and avoiding isolation by engaging in high-profile, universitywide relationships with other academic departments. Unique characteristics of librarians and librarianship are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Improvement Programs