This exploratory mixed-methods case study poses the following research question: How do adjunct instructors fit into the larger ecology of graduate archival education? We draw upon semi-structured interviews with 33 full-time, tenure-track faculty members from North American graduate archival programs to discern how adjunct instructors are…

This article reports on the third phase of a project studying the integration of information behavior theories and concepts into professional education for reference and information service (RIS). It also provides a synthesis of the results of all studies in the project, including a syllabus study, an interview study, and the survey. Results of…

Resulting from the collaboration between five practicing professionals and an LIS faculty member, this article illuminates the experiences of librarians and archivists who engage with LIS students on a continuous basis as guest speakers in LIS classrooms. The phenomenological approach helps to elicit first-hand accounts that encapsulate…

The opportunity to expand pedagogy is an especially good thing for library educators, particularly when library professionals do not have formal training as teachers and instructors. We have a responsibility to ourselves and our students to grow intellectually and share growth and new knowledge with others. We should be promoting and practicing…

As young people increasingly need computer science (CS) and other related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) skills, libraries have been identified as spaces in which this learning can occur. However, librarians often perceive they lack the skills or confidence required to lead this type of education. As a result, funding sources,…

This essay on values for library school educators examines the choice of values, communication between faculty and students, the search for values, and leadership qualities. (EJS)

Summarizes a study of full-time library faculty of Canadian graduate library schools in terms of country of origin, citizenship, age, education and experience, publications and research, and draws comparisons with previous research. (CWM)

This essay on education for special librarianship discusses need for dialog between library educators and special librarians, recruitment for library field and library education, library school faculty recruitment and curriculum design, and the education of special librarians. Ten references are included. (EJS)

Explores various philosophies of librarianship held by students and faculty at two library schools in Ontario in order to determine the presence of models of the philosophy of librarianship and any changes in these models after students are subjected to library school educators and their philosophy of librarianship. (CWM)

An analysis of the faculty of the 10 top-ranked library science programs presented by "U. S. News & World Report" (March, 1996) indicated that 84 (59.2%) of the 142 faculty members had graduated from one of the top-ranked schools, suggesting that these programs maintain and enhance their reputations by hiring their own and each…

This study was undertaken to analyze turnover among faculty members who taught during the academic years 1960 to 1985 at U.S. library schools offering master's programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). Included in the study were 1,235 persons of whom 605 (49%) were women, and 630 (51%) were men. U.S. library schools holding…

Results of study determining trend in percentage of doctorates held by faculties of accredited library school programs during 1960 and 1978 show that overall percentage increased from 32.1 to 65.9 percent, with women filling majority of positions in 1960 and men constituting majority in 1978-79. Forty-one references are provided. (EJS)

Summarizes findings of online searching education survey which obtained data on teaching the use of online technical processing systems for reference service, course content, and other characteristics of consciousness raising instruction, physical resources, methods of financing, and opinions of faculty regarding the future of such instruction.…

Based on a 1982 study trip to the Socialist Republic (SR) of Macedonia in Yugoslavia, this report describes the need for professional library education in Macedonia and presents recommendations for the establishment of a master's degree program in information studies at the University of Skopje. Sections cover the trip itinerary; professional…

This survey of faculty salaries and related information on library educators includes data gathered from 67 library education programs holding American Library Association accreditation as of January 1, 1980, as well as from 27 unaccredited programs. Deans and directors of library schools provided salary figure, academic rank, appointment period,…