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Sewell, Claire; Kingsley, Danny – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
The nature of academic librarianship is changing as librarians move away from the curation of material and into research support roles. Although this creates new opportunities it can be difficult for staff to learn the skills needed. The Office of Scholarly Communication at Cambridge University seeks to address this issue with the Research Support…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Capacity Building, Library Science, Professional Development
Swigchem, P. J. van – 1985
This review of the accomplishments of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during the Medium-Term Programme 1981-1985 maps IFLA's professional activities in all fields in which the federation is active and provides information for those interested in the international development of librarianship. This account of IFLA's most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Library Associations
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Blazek, Ron; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Includes two reports: a report of the results of a survey of state library association executive officers that examined the practices and priorities given reference activities at state conferences; and an annotated bibliography of 100 books, articles, and dissertations published between 1980 and 1990 that discuss librarianship in Ghana. (12…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Conferences, Foreign Countries, Library Associations
Reid-Smith, Edward R., Ed. – 1980
A collection of nine commissioned papers, one each from Scotland and South Africa and eight from Australia, address provisions for and problems with distance education for librarianship. Components and applications of directed private study in Scotland and the development, educational philosophy, methods, problems, and standards of correspondence…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, External Degree Programs, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries