This article examines the state of development of library education in Jordan and Tunisia and pinpoints problems affecting this development in order to verify if library education in countries with similar cultures and type of economy evolves similarly and faces same problems. A brief introduction to the countries is provided. (EJS)

This is a collection of conference papers given by graduate students enrolled in a seminar course in Comparative Librarianship. Topics focused on library education and library development programs in foreign countries and Southwest Wisconsin. Professor Philip Altbach opened the conference with a summary version of his paper entitled…

Describes a survey that investigated the feasibility of a single library education program for the education of teacher-librarians in developing countries. Results are compared with the outcome of a similar survey conducted in Iran; the idea of a core curriculum is discussed; and competencies expressed as necessary by librarians are examined.…

A study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria) to determine whether library science students were less assertive than their counterparts in the law and liberal arts schools. An attitude index administered to 100 undergraduate students showed no significant differences among the assertion levels of the three groups. The questionnaire is…

Compiled for the benefit of library, archive, and information science schools for use in their information services and systems management courses, this reader is not meant to replace the already existing standard textbooks on this subject, but to provide a more international perspective than textbooks written with the information services of one…

Reports the results of a study conducted to evaluate the extent of information science curricula in the graduate library science programs in Asia. The results are compared with those of similar surveys in the United States and Canada, and recommendations for Asian library curriculum are made. (19 notes with references) (CLB)