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Ilett, Darren – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
This review offers a critical analysis of the library and information science (LIS) literature on first-generation students (FGS) from the last 40 years. This literature demonstrates an interest in understanding the needs of FGS to serve them better, but it is often grounded in a deficit model of education that focuses on what first-generation…
Descriptors: Library Science, First Generation College Students, Information Science Education, Users (Information)
Krasulski, Michael J. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
Since the late 1970s, the access services librarian or equivalent position has become commonplace in academic libraries, and degreed professionals have been sought for these positions since the beginning. In 2009, David McCaslin, California Institute of Technology, examined the place of access services in American Library Association-accredited…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Staff Development, Library Personnel
Library Research Service, 2009
Issues 266 through 282 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2009 include interlibrary loan in academic libraries, public librarian salaries, book, newspaper, and periodical prices from 2004 to…
Descriptors: Library Research, User Satisfaction (Information), Outcomes of Education, Public Libraries

Hill, Janet Swan – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1988
This review of the 1987 journal literature on descriptive cataloging covers (1) description codes and research; (2) authority control; (3) cataloging operations; (4) special topics, including contract cataloging, copy cataloging, retrospective conversion, and preservation; (5) catalogers; and (6) education. (67 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Librarians, Library Education
Harvey, John F. – 1972
The newness of a field which librarians are trying to identify and relate to their own concerns and activities is reflected in this paper. It explains the field's research methods and gives examples, as well as discussing its identification and proposing a series of new definitions. In so doing, it is much indebted to the Bereday, Simsova, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Programs, Librarians, Library Education

Jahoda, Gerald; And Others – RQ, 1977
Six decision-making steps of the reference process were isolated through development of a model reference query. Instructional modules for each of the steps are described. The program is suitable for library school students or library paraprofessionals. (JAB)
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Librarians, Library Education, Library Research

Downs, Robert B. – College and Research Libraries, 1976
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Libraries, Higher Education, History
Churchwell, Charles D. – 1975
This essay analyzes and explains the movements, events, and influences that made distinctive contributions to the development of education for librarianship between 1919 and 1939. Special attention is given to the proposals of Charles C. Williamson, Emma Baldwin, and Ernest J. Reece. Also considered are the activities of the Committee on Library…
Descriptors: Higher Education, History, Librarians, Library Associations

Bruce, Harry; Lampson, Marc – Education for Information, 2002
Discussion of information literacy focuses on a study conducted by the Information School of the University of Washington that surveyed librarians in the state through mail, email, telephone, and focus groups, concerning their views on information literacy. Discusses implications for education and training needs of librarians. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Librarians
Library Association, London (England). – 1971
According to its President, the Association's achievements during the year were hampered by the change in Government, financial cutbacks, price increases, and job shortages for qualified librarians, but its membership continues to grow and its activities continue to diversify. Other topics covered in the report include the public lending right;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Librarians, Libraries, Library Associations
Parsons, Jerry L. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1976
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, College Libraries, Librarians, Library Administration
WOODWORTH, MARY L. – 1967
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP, (2) TO INDICATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED, AND (3) TO SEARCH FOR AND COMMENT UPON EXISTING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. OPINIONS ON THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH NEEDS AND PROBLEMS WERE GATHERED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES SENT…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Librarians, Library Education, Library Instruction

Isaac, Frederick – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1983
Surveys available literature and offers suggestions for future study concerning the academic librarian's responsibility to demonstrate competence in research and publication. Publication in librarianship and other disciplines, role of professional education, relationship with other academic realms, and performance within the library are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Education

Krummel, D. W. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1993
Discusses the importance of historical studies for librarians and how knowledge of the past contributes to the research base. Social science and historical perspectives on library research are considered; and hypothesis testing, the study of causality, and the history of information practices are examined. (Contains eight references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, History

Donohue, Joseph C. – International Library Review, 1972
Library Schools can devise improved techniques in reference librarianship and can encourage a research orientation by better understanding the structure of the literature and the way librarians operate within that structure. (8 references) (MM)
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Librarians, Library Education, Library Research