This survey of the status of library technicians covers the degree to which they are employed, their job classification and salary, qualifications desired, and training needed. General attitudes towards technicians and present utilization in various library departments are discussed. (JAB)

Reviews the growing controversy between library schools and archivists concerning educational programs for professional archivists. Internal division among archivists and hostility towards library-school-dominated education are examined. Renewed communication within the ACA and interested educational institutions is recommended. (RAA)

Describes the accreditation process for library schools in the United States and Canada that is overseen by the American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation (COA). Principles of accreditation and standards that are under revision are discussed, and opportunities for participation by the Canadian library community are suggested.…

Provides a brief definition of the library technician field and discusses the history of library technician programs, components of current programs, and the current status of employment, including job placement statistics and average salaries of new graduates. Five references are cited. (EJS)

Describes the exchange program involving materials, faculty, and students between the University of Western Ontario's School of Library and Information Science and the University of the West Indies' Department of Library Science. (CHC)

Discusses the education of library and information professionals in Canada, focusing on Canadian programs and the similarities and dissimilarities, accreditation and academic review, and theoretical bases of seven library schools in Canada. Eight references are given. (EJS)

Examines the definitions of information science, the general development of information science education, and its present status in graduate library education in Canada, including specific lists of courses offered and a list of information science topics. (CWM)

Summarizes a study of full-time library faculty of Canadian graduate library schools in terms of country of origin, citizenship, age, education and experience, publications and research, and draws comparisons with previous research. (CWM)

Discusses the concept of sharing of resources by school and public libraries with respect to priorities, education of librarians, and progress that is being made. Twenty references are cited. (CHC)

Discusses the importance of continuing education--post-degree education helping to produce an additional competency in the student--for librarians, and briefly reviews the availability of professional continuing education programs in Canadian library schools. (CWM)

Also presents guidelines for library technician programs. (KP)

This discussion of the possible endorsement of library technician programs by the Canadian Library Association examines various program evaluation options, including accreditation, certification, licentiate, and public review. The role of the library technician and guidelines for educational programs are also discussed. (Author/CLB)

Discussion of certification for librarians notes definitions, certification program of Medical Library Association, continuing education as means of maintaining certification, and the voluntary recognition system, which encourages and supports those who participate in continuing education by setting standards for programs, objectively evaluating…

Traces the history of the training and education of librarians in Canada, including the sociological, scientific, and technical developments which directly affected services, practices, and procedures of librarianship. (CWM)

Explores various philosophies of librarianship held by students and faculty at two library schools in Ontario in order to determine the presence of models of the philosophy of librarianship and any changes in these models after students are subjected to library school educators and their philosophy of librarianship. (CWM)