The expansion of research data availability and production has highlighted the need for proper training in data stewardship. Recent years have seen both incentivized and mandated research data management plans enacted by institutions and funding agencies as a way of supporting more open and integrated data-intensive research. Despite the…

Argues that the master's degree in librarianship from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) is a valid minimum educational requirement for library practice at the professional level. It is further maintained that employers and the ALA must defend that qualification when challenged by local, state, or federal action. (14…

Describes a study of high school library media specialists that compared time spent on various work activities in libraries with and without automated circulation systems to examine automation vendors' claims that implementation of their systems will save time. Implications for library media educators are suggested. (Contains 19 references.) (LRW)