Edited version of a speech, delivered as the Mary C. Richardson lecture, at the School of Library Science, State University College of New York at Geneseo, May 1969

Student success is influenced by their ability to access, evaluate, and use resources. Traditionally, academic librarianship has provided students with these information literacy skills. The increase in distance learning options has created the need for libraries to provide both reference services equitable to those available onsite and access to…

Purpose: The paper aims to study how the present distance learning libraries can improve upon their existing services and introduce new ones to enhance quality of services to distance learners. Design/methodology/approach: The paper includes a review of literature on quality assurance in open and distance education in general and student support…

As news outlets create headlines such as "A Cloud & A Prayer," "The Cloud Is the Computer," and "Leveraging Clouds to Make You More Efficient," many readers have been left with cloud confusion. Many definitions exist for cloud computing, and a uniform definition is hard to find. In its most basic form, cloud…

This bibliography includes copyrighted materials that were sent to the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Information Resources for processing and review, but which were not applicable for inclusion in Resources in Education, ERIC's regular monthly catalog. Books are arranged by major subject areas, using ERIC…

Presents an annotated bibliography, in chronological order, of 83 articles, dissertations, conference papers, books, and reports on Saudi Arabian libraries and librarianship that were published in English from 1987-93. Searches were made in the "Library Literature" index, "Library and Information Science Abstracts," and…

Recent trends in information science literature are discussed. (PF)

This anthology represents a selection of 30 library related articles chosen as the best of 1973 by the authors and some library school students at Albany, New York. The articles are gathered from some 200 magazines, most of which are library oriented, although a few are representative of general or other specialized fields. The articles are…

If there is to be a great debate" within librarianship, statement or restatement of objectives should be the starting point, not the possibilities of applying computers to libraries and information. If professional persons are to have influence over the future of society, a great debate must soon begin. (2 references) (Author/NH)

Presented is a description of the materials used in teaching library history. (100 references) (SJ)

Clear formulation of library purpose and function aids economical and wise action, and attention to theoretical concepts provides a sense of continuity and unity to the profession as a whole. (17 references) (Author)

A roundup of events and trends in the library world which have made news in the past twelve months. (Author)

She is still in the wings, but once Sharon (Sherri) McQueen arrives on the stage of library education, innovation will surely follow. McQueen comes across like a fast-forward version of Katharine Hepburn's Bunny Watson without the fear of technology. Funny and clever, she seamlessly trades her comedy mask for tragedy when she turns to the future…

The history of the American Library Association and the development of librarianship as a profession are outlined. (PF)