The American Association for School Librarians suggests an important mission for school librarians is to ensure personal growth through ongoing exposure to conferences, journal articles, webinars, presentations, and membership in professional organizations. As professional educators, School Librarians should exemplify the vision for being…

A description of the School for Documentalists and Special Librarians of La Plata National University in Argentina is provided. Some background material pertinent to the founding of the School is presented and the administrative relationship of the School to the University is discussed. Entrance requirements are specified, the course of study is…

Many programs for mentoring of librarians exist within organizations, for specific areas of librarianship, or for particular groups of librarians. These programs generally depend on face-to-face contact and some organizational commonalities or similarity in positions. With the advent of online communication, could a more general program matching…

This discussion of a model for law librarianship continuing education programs consists of three parts: (1) the background of law librarianship, including a comparison of education programs in other professions and a general discussion of continuing education; (2) a description of a regional plan for assessing the profession's education needs; and…

Submitted for the purpose of maintaining registration of St. John's Master of Library Science degree for School Media Specialists with the New York State Board of Regents, this report describes the following aspects of the masters program: (1) its conceptualization, (2) requirements for entrance, (3) competencies, (4) assessment, (5) student…

Surveys the teaching of library science in India with special emphasis on the state of medical librarianship, including university school admission requirements, curriculum, and teaching staff; medical libraries and librarians; and education for medical librarianship--curriculum, admission requirements, teaching staff requirements, teaching…

From 1961-1980, the Illinois State Library (ISL) awarded scholarships using Library Services Act (LSA) and Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds. The purpose was to recruit talented college graduates to the library profession and to retain these individuals in Illinois libraries. Of the 212 individuals who received scholarships, 198…

A ten-week institute was developed to train library students in the western United States for work in state library agencies. Learning activities included lectures, guest speakers, discussions, role-playing, field trips, four weeks of field work, case studies, research, and report writing. The focus was on state library history, special aspects,…

Changes in librarian training and facilities, image, status, and remuneration, along with the challenge of librarianship presently and in the future are discussed. (MBR)

Identifies six areas of children's librarianship that need attention: definition of the role of children's librarians; clarification of the goals and worth of children's services; an improved professional image; determination of the appropriate education to enable librarians to meet changed circumstances; and a better understanding of what…

This paper focuses on an assessment of an online certification program in K-12 library media which has a near-perfect record of retaining students. Students and graduates of the program were asked to identify reasons for enrolling (and staying enrolled) in the program as well as functions that faculty performed well. These reasons were drawn upon…

The purpose of the 1971 Higher Education Act (HEA) Institute for Training in Librarianship and Drug Education was to train teams of librarians and media specialists from academic and school libraries to develop comprehensive drug education packages made up of both commercially available materials and locally produced learning aids designed to meet…

Support by the government, sources of foreign financial aid, school libraries, the development of bookselling and the publishing industry, problems with duplicate resources, and professional librarian training are discussed in relation to Nigerian library development since 1960. (MBR)

This manual outlines the program used by McGill University's McLennan Library to train new staff members in reference desk services. Relying heavily on the principles of learning by example, the training program embodies on-the-spot demonstration techniques which are included in two phases: initial training and further training. One week in…

This survey was conducted in 1992 to determine the state of affairs in preparing professionals to work in the library and information services (LIS) field. The paper examines programs in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Guam, and Hawaii. Information is given about the nature and length of college or university level degree programs and the…