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"A Most Necessary Discipline": The Education of Technical Services Librarians.
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Maxwell, Margaret F. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
This article reviews curricular patterns and practices relating to education for technical services available to the prospective librarian of 1905. Establishment of a library school by Melvil Dewey, the New York State Library School, cataloging courses, and student opinions of professors and course content are covered. Forty references are cited.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Curriculum, Higher Education, History
A Giant Step Backward for Technical Services.
Intner, Sheila S. – Library Journal, 1985
Discusses emerging theory that there are two different kinds of technical services, one for public and school libraries and another for academic/research and special libraries. Highlights include use of "The Anglo-American Cataloging Rules," library size versus type, classification, library automation, and results of survey of 13 library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Higher Education, Interviews
Organizing Nonprint Materials; A Guide for Librarians. Books in Library and Information Science Volume Three.
Daily, Jay E. – 1972
A means for organizing nonprint material collections which combines efficiency with effective service is presented. The principles and procedures of such collections are demonstrated and a common denominator for the computerized as well as the manually prepared catalog is established. The book's first part provides a critical introduction to…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Books, Cataloging
Foundations of Library and Information Science.
Rubin, Richard E. – 1998
This book provides information science students and librarians the background and techniques they need to meet the challenges of the library profession today. The book begins with a discussion of the practice of librarianship and the place of libraries within the broader perspective of the information superstructure. Topics covered include the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Policy, Information Services, Information Sources
Basics of Law Librarianship. Haworth Series in Special Librarianship, Volume 2.
Panella, Deborah S. – 1991
This document is an introductory guide to all aspects of law librarianship. Chapters 1 and 2 provide an overview of the history and nature of law libraries and the nature of the legal field and legal clientele. Collection development is discussed in chapter 3, covering such aspects as acquisitions, alternatives to purchasing materials, selection…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Law Libraries, Library Acquisition
So You're Going to Get an Intern!
Boardman, Edna M. – Book Report, 1990
Presents a checklist of skills for school librarians to use with library science student interns. Areas of skills addressed include selection of materials, cataloging, vertical files, preparation of materials for shelving, circulation, audiovisual and computer equipment and procedures, administration, physical arrangement, relations with staff and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Check Lists, Higher Education
Collecting Local History: Proceedings of a Workshop Held March 16 and 17, 1977, at the San Leandro Community Library Center.
San Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1977
The report presents proceedings of a workshop held in San Leandro, California, March 16-17, 1977, to teach librarians about collecting local history and conducting oral history interviews. The workshop was sponsored by the Bay Area Reference Center, located in San Francisco. Speakers included library directors and administrators, manuscript…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Archives, Community Study, Guidelines