History and present status of education for librarianship in Iran. (LS)

This annotated bibliography containing 132 references is intended to contribute to the understanding of Dr. Frances Lander Spain's role in the history of American librarianship. Dr. Spain was Children's Librarian at the New York Public Library for 8 years; President of the American Library Association in 1960-61; Woman of the Year in Library…

Evaluation of the seminar by its 27 participants indicated that it had largely achieved its objective of training staff members of population/family planning libraries in Latin America in basic population librarian skills. In addition, activities were initiated leading to the formation of the Interamerican Association of Information Centers in…

Describes the state of the art of librarianship in Bangladesh. A brief history of library education in that country is given, along with an extensive description of the library science program at the University of Dacca. (LLS)

Assesses state of library development and library education in Jordan, reporting findings of a manpower survey of 14 libraries which indicates which of 14 different library functions are performed in each library. Assessment of the findings in special, academic, public, and school libraries and recommendations for further studies are provided.…

Assesses the state of library education and training based on personal experiences in Zambia, the United States, and Britain. The purpose and environment of library education, graduate and nongraduate library education, and library training are discussed. (EJS)

Examines education and training of library personnel for health-related libraries in Latin America. Highlights include history of librarianship education in general, levels of education, network formation, ways in which health sciences librarians cope with problems of their specialization, recommendations of UNESCO meeting sponsored by directors…

This 97-item annotated bibliography presents citations for surveys, associations, library education, catalogs, journals, directories, publishing, library schools, and national libraries. Countries represented are Brunei, Burma, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. (EJS)

Describes the development of the library profession in Ethiopia in the context of similar development in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Africa. Undergraduate courses, training for school librarians, the establishment of the Department of Library Science, the first master's level program and the Ethiopian Library Association are…

These two papers, one on information and library science personnel, the other on archival personnel, argue that trained professionals are the key to modern information processing, and discuss the needs of developing nations for information about training and education agencies, international exchanges of personnel, and for internationally…

Changes in librarian training and facilities, image, status, and remuneration, along with the challenge of librarianship presently and in the future are discussed. (MBR)

Responds to a paper by Okechukwu Okoro on library recruitment policies in Nigeria. Background on the origin of the undergraduate degree in library science in Nigeria is provided; problems with degree programs that led to charges of discrimination are addressed; and new definitions of a professional librarian are explained. (three references) (MES)

In an effort to help overcome present deficiencies in African university libraries, the author proposes improved training for librarians, recognition of the librarians' professional status, subject specialization, continuing education for academic librarians, and improved library organization. (LS)

Discusses the current level of library development and librarianship in francophone West Africa, taking Senegal as a case in point. The topics addressed include the impact of colonialism on library development, the structure of library services, the role of UNESCO seminars in library development, and the education of library personnel. (JL)

A description of the program offered at the School of Library Science at Case Western Reserve University is offered. The main orientation is towards the transfer of knowledge and know-how in information science to the needs of development and towards the policies for information in developing countries. (Author/AP)