Pennsylvania school librarians have ongoing professional learning opportunities to build compelling and inclusive experiences for learners in their libraries and within the school community. From learning the basics about the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Integrated Standards Frameworks to building innovative curriculum and…

The development of the ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy" has sparked an immense amount of conversation among academic librarians, though the profession is still far from consensus with regards to if, when, or how the document should be implemented. This essay argues that despite debates over various points within the text, the…

This article provides a brief account of the evolution of library education in the United Kingdom, describes the means by which it is provided at present, identifies the most significant problems with the current pattern, and indicates some of the responses that have been made to these problems by library educators and the professional…

Provides a history of the library school at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Highlights include changes in curriculum, including advanced study and doctoral programs; continuing education; faculty activities, including library association involvement; research; and physical facilities. (LRW)

This annotated guide to resources on library and information science education in developing countries includes materials on library schools, training and education of library staff, and the progress of libraries in specific countries. Materials in the guide were selected from the indexes of Library Literature, Library and Information Science…

Highlights some professional associations' statements regarding education and the place of technology in educational programs. Examines the content of core curricula of a set of library and information science programs. Suggests content elements of an ideal core, designed to meet the intellectual and practical needs of information professionals of…

A library school dean, a public library director, and a recent graduate working as a public librarian give their reactions to a set of competencies recently developed by the Public Library Association's Education for Public Librarians Committee. Background and future plans for the document are also explained. (SLW)

Reports on activities of the Information Skills Task Force of the American Association of School Librarians that addressed three main issues: (1) student competencies required to access, use, and apply information; (2) preparing an information skills curriculum; and (3) ensuring the integration of information skills into the elementary and…

Reports on discussions from the 1991 ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education) Annual Conference about modernizing the curricula of doctoral programs; federal funding for doctoral education; evaluating faculty performance; research on a range of topics by ALISE members; the closing of Columbia University's library program;…

Conclusions drawn from brief visits to library schools in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Slovak Republic in 1992 and 1993 are presented. Visits were made to 10 schools, appropriate ministries, and major libraries and information centers. The visits were largely supported by the Trans European Mobility Programme for…

The two papers in this document on social science libraries were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. In "Library and Continuing Education with Implications for Developing Countries: A Research Essay," David R. Bender (United States) examines factors impacting upon the skills necessary for effective librarianship in the social…

This proceedings contains papers from the 1998 annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Henry Robert and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Sharing Our Successes, Discussing Our Future: A Survey of Pacific Collections Activities--Report from the…

Papers on library history presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Historical Role of Libraries in Scholarly Communication" (Pamela Spence Richards, Rutgers University, United States); (2) "Current Bibliographies for Library History: An International Review and a Feasibility Study"…

This document contains two papers on school libraries which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. In "Teachers, Information and School Libraries," Noelene Hall (Australia) discusses the activities of an international working group set up by IFLA in 1984 to develop guidelines for…

The changing nature of library and information specialists' training and education is addressed in the following papers on library schools presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference: (1) "Information Access and the Changing Library School Curriculum" (Herbert S. White, United States); (2)…