In 1897, the University of Chicago Extension Division began offering what we today would call "bibliographic instruction" under the aegis of the Bureau of Information of the Illinois State Library Association. The program was expanded under university librarian Zella Allen Dixson, and by 1900 was designed to train librarians and library…

Few academic librarians ten or fifteen years ago would have believed that those days of flat-lined budgets and miniscule raises could ever seem a golden (or at least silver) age by comparison. It turns out that there is something even worse than uncertainty, however--the absolute certainty of budgetary constriction and unwise decisions.…

This study explores how factors relating to fully online Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) students' connectedness with peers and faculty may impact their professional identity development as library and information studies professionals. Participants include students enrolled in a fully online MLIS degree program in the…

Over the past few years a troubling pattern has emerged, one that might be termed the trivialization of the Master of Library Science (MLS). As a result of several factors, not least the closing of library schools, low rates of pay for librarians, and high costs of living in many parts of the country, some college libraries have found it difficult…

The twenty-five items selected for this bibliography include significant contributions to the literature on college librarianship and tutor librarianship for the period 1958-1971. Most of them are taken from the last ten years and form a useful state-of-the-art survey. The authors and titles of all twenty-five items are listed in the table of…

This travel report includes descriptions of university libraries, public libraries, and national libraries in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Columbia. (PF)

Urges library educators to identify emerging specializations and provide appropriate preparation for graduates for the present and future. Suggests reasons library students may avoid formal courses in community college librarianship. Recommends developing courses (e.g., information management for learning resources) that serve students interested…

Librarians can now perform functions justifying full academic status by providing crucially needed bibliographic and information services. Obstacles of bureaucratic orientation and lack of quality library education must be overcome. (JS)

The historical development of the University of California Archives is traced. In 1929 the U.S. Bureau of the Budget foresaw the need to develop a method to rapidly separate valuable from routine documents and to establish guidelines for the evaluation of records. Records management -- a system to store, service, analyze, and weed documents -- has…

In an effort to help overcome present deficiencies in African university libraries, the author proposes improved training for librarians, recognition of the librarians' professional status, subject specialization, continuing education for academic librarians, and improved library organization. (LS)

In the first section four articles illustrate the basic concepts of the role of the library in college instruction. The library-college movement is discussed; Swarthmore College's "Teaching Library" in particular is examined. The second section contains four articles about actively established programs in library instruction. Following…

A series of three papers on the Harvard University Archives is presented. The first paper gives the history of the Archives and describes the collections. The second paper deals with the accessioning and preservation of records. The third paper describes the reference service. In each paper the particular description of the Harvard University…

Questions whether current training for two-year college librarians prepares them for future information technologies. Discusses the characterizing features of good two-year college librarians. Recommends professional coursework for potential community college librarians including an introduction to the history and philosophy of the community…

Describes the internship program offered by Ohio University to library and information professionals from the Asian and Pacific region. Origin of the program; purposes of internships; structure (length of training, scheduling, intern interests); costs (travel, living, administrative); and funding sources are noted. Recommendations for continuation…

The first step in the demise of the Western Illinois University undergraduate library science instructional program, which produced graduates with a minor in library science who were qualified to direct school libraries, was its merger with an audiovisual (AV) program in the education department. The library science minor was originally under the…