The Wisconsin Division for Library Services is responsible for the administration of federal programs for school and public libraries and for the supervision, improvement, and coordination of public, school, academic, and special libraries. The division's report presents both narrative and statistical descriptions of the status of all types of…

Provides nine articles: research on libraries and librarianship, 1997; changing faces of library education (ALA-accredited graduate program title changes); number of libraries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico; highlights of NCES surveys; library acquisition expenditures; price indexes for public and academic libraries; state rankings of selected…

A survey of the educational preparation of the chief administrators of learning resource centers in public two-year community colleges revealed that they valued their preparation in basic library science, felt inadequately prepared in audiovisual subjects, and suggested new courses to meet the demands of expanded administrative duties. (FM)

This report presents supplementary statistical information characterizing industrial special libraries and backs up conclusions made in the journal article of the same title appearing in the May 1980 issue of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS); this in turn updates an article published in May 1977. JASIS…

Data is presented on the use and availability of media in library education programs. Information was collected from a questionnaire sent to institutional and associate institutional members of the Association of American Library Schools in 1975. The questionnaire was designed to determine the scope, size, and organization of the media collection…

This volume is the twentieth annual statistical report on library and information science (LIS) education published by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Its purpose is to compile, analyze, interpret, and report statistical (and other descriptive) information about library/information science programs offered by…

Every year, the School of Library Science and Instructional Technology at Southern Connecticut State University conducts a placement and salary survey of its graduates. The data collected become part of a national survey, and are also published by the school in a research bulletin to provide summaries of the research to the professional community.…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which deans holding office in 1983 in American Library Association (ALA) accredited graduate library education programs fulfilled the expectations of academia and the ALA "Standards'" requirement with respect to sustained productive scholarship and evidence of aptitude for research through…

School library media specialists in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia were surveyed in April 1990 to determine their perceptions of their training needs as they are being called upon to use the latest information technologies to access, transfer, and store information. The 2,202 responses received represented a response rate of…

Respondents of this survey on curriculum development in library education stressed the need for increased emphasis on networking, computer technology, and managerial training. Responses of administrators and practitioners are compared. (MBR)

Five separate articles summarize library education at the graduate, undergraduate, and technical assistant levels in the United States and library education in Canada and other parts of North America. Statistical tables are included within the explanatory essays. Over 30 pages of statistical tables give information on specific institutions. The…

Reports on a questionnaire study of the role of assistant deans in the administrative structure of the library school. Included are personal and academic backgrounds of those holding this position, their responsibilities, and some of their attitudes regarding their roles. (Author/FM)

Reports on a survey of accredited library school programs determine their commitment to continuing education, the most common program types, and problems involved in program development. (Author/MBR)

In order to provide information for affirmative action programs, data were collected about the ethnic and sexual composition of the 1973-74 graduates and faculty of U.S. library education programs. A tabulation of returns showed that graduates of all degree and certificate programs (graduate, undergraduate, and library technical assistant) were…

This annually revised guide lists awards from state library agencies, national and state library associations, and academic institutions offering undergraduate or graduate programs in library education. National associations, foundations, and other agencies known to grant financial assistance for library education are also listed. Not included in…