As the importance of information literacy has gained increased recognition, so too have academic library professionals intensified their efforts to champion, activate, and advance these capabilities in others. To date, however, little attention has focused on advancing these essential competencies amongst practitioner advocates. This paper helps…

Iranian library school development is discussed by describing the oldest and largest of the three existing schools, the Department of Library Science at the University of Tehran. This department has had strong American influence, and is one of West Asia's largest and best developed library schools. The author briefly discusses the following…

Papers on library services to hospital personnel, hospital patients, and housebound or handicapped persons, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Education and Training for Health Care Librarianship," in which Antonia J. Bunch (United Kingdom) discusses the…

Describes an experimental "reference desk" on the American pattern in the Mulla Sadra Library of Pahlavi University. Results showed that the role of the reference librarian in the traditional societies needs to be more concerned with education of the library user and public relations than in the Western nations. (VT)

Describes the experiences of a distance learning masters program in library and information science at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, over five years from its inception in 1985 to its current expansion. A description of the course and analyses of responses to it and of issues related to its management are also provided. (five references)…

Four primary papers and additional related reaction papers are presented from a conference sponsored by the Association of American Library Schools, the Organization of American States, and the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, which was held to promote a useful dialog between educators from North American library…

Papers on the education and training of librarians, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The Role of New Technology in the Librarianship Syllabus," in which J. A. Large and R. F. Guy (United Kingdom) describe possible problems related to the integration of new…

This survey was conducted in 1992 to determine the state of affairs in preparing professionals to work in the library and information services (LIS) field. The paper examines programs in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Guam, and Hawaii. Information is given about the nature and length of college or university level degree programs and the…

Papers on the education and training of librarians presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Training and Developing a Professional for the Widening Library Responsibilities: A Management View," in which Charles K. Wambugu (Kenya) examines the management requirements for a professional librarian and discusses the role…

The organization and development of the library education system in the USSR is described by K. I. Abramov of the Moscow State Institute of Culture and is summarized in a comment paper by Charles D. Churchwell, Washington University. Abramov begins by stating the philosophical basis for the existence of libraries and librarians in the USSR, and…

Papers on children's services, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Education and Training of Children's Librarians: An Investigation" by Eva Glistrup (Denmark), which presents preliminary results from a 1982 survey of institutions in 30 countries (30% response…

Papers on children's services presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Children's Literature in Kenya: Staggering Problems, Limited Successes, and Some Signs of Hope" (Ellen Kitonga, Kenya), which identifies some basic problems with respect to children's literature in Africa and suggests possible courses of action; (2)…

As part of the Project of Further Development of the Czechoslovak Educational System, a program adopted in 1976, library education has been revised beginning in the secondary schools, extending through the university level, and providing continuing education opportunities for librarians, technicians, and researchers. Secondary school curriculums…

The changing nature of library and information specialists' training and education is addressed in the following papers on library schools presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference: (1) "Information Access and the Changing Library School Curriculum" (Herbert S. White, United States); (2)…

Papers on library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "On Serving the Older Polyglot: The Role of the Public Libraries in the United States" (Sylva N. Manoogian, United States); (2) "Minority Language Selection and Acquisition…