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The Evolution of the Reference Librarian
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Johnson, Wendell G. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
The job of the contemporary reference librarian has a virtual component unimaginable a generation ago. Today's library professional can obtain an MLS (or equivalent) online with a minimal residency requirement. Not only the degree, but also library sources, and indeed patrons, have become virtual. Both books and periodicals can be consulted by…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Special Libraries, Public Libraries, Reference Services
The Library and American Education: The Search for Theory in Academic Librarianship.
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Stieg, Lewis F. – Library Trends, 1979
Discusses the origins of theoretical structure in academic librarianship through a review of the literature. (MBR)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Development, Higher Education, Historical Reviews
The Proper Status and Functions of Librarians in Academic Institutions.
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Allen, G. G. – Australian Library Journal, 1984
The meanings of professional and academic as qualifiers of librarians are discussed, arguing that if librarians in academic institutions are to be accorded a status comparable with that of faculty, they must be prepared to be assessed by the comparable and traditional means, namely qualifications, research, and publications. (14 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, History
A Century of Bibliographic Instruction: The Historical Claim to Professional and Academic Legitimacy.
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Hopkins, Frances L. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Links the origin, decline, and renaissance of bibliographic instruction to the increasing specialization and democratization of education and reviews the history of the academic library and the role of the academic librarian in American higher education. The value of concept-oriented bibliographic instruction is stressed. Included are 18…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History, Librarians
Women's Work: Vision and Change in Librarianship. Papers in Honor of the Centennial of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Occasional Papers Nos. 196/197.
Grotzinger, Laurel A.; And Others – 1994
This document presents three essays which challenge the image of women librarians as passive and subservient; reexamine the feminine ethic of caring; and document the power of a pervasive women's network that was generational as well as hierarchical and social. The first paper, "Invisible, Indestructible Network: Women and the Diffusion of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Agents, Females, Higher Education
Blazing New Frontiers: Library/Media Technology Education To Meet the Needs of Rural Northeastern Arizona.
Rothlisberg, Allen P. – 1988
This paper presents a short history of the development of the only library/media technology program in the state of Arizona that offers courses especially designed for library technicians. A description is given of how the program evolved after a needs assessment was conducted in 1986, and approval was given by the Arizona State Community College…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, History
Communication for Leadership: A Seven Letter Word.
Chipman, Sally L. – 1988
This discussion of effective communication for leaders in the field of librarianship begins by providing a historical overview which highlights the librarian's influential role from the earliest days of recorded language; the evolution and modification of words in individual languages from crude forms to their electronic storage and transmission;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Higher Education, History