This article describes the evolution of a required Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) research methods course moving to a focus on evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP). It describes how a research methods course was revised, beginning with results from a "typical" course review and morphing into work that…

This article reports on the third phase of a project studying the integration of information behavior theories and concepts into professional education for reference and information service (RIS). It also provides a synthesis of the results of all studies in the project, including a syllabus study, an interview study, and the survey. Results of…

Student response systems (SRSs) increase the engagement of students by supporting them to participate in the course and thus contribute to their academic achievement. However, in most of the experimental studies in which the effects of SRSs were investigated, details on how to integrate SRSs into the course were not provided. This study aimed to…

The article explores the information landscape (i.e., infoscape) of library and information science (LIS) courses for intersections of health-gender and health-sexual orientation topics, concerns, and issues. This research was considered important because health information support services essential in today's society must include marginalized…

Discussed are present trends in library education in information science, as based on a survey of course offerings found in library school catalogs. The courses offered are divided into five basic categories, and new directions in library education for information science are discussed. Recommendations for improvement of curricula are included.…

Describes in detail six component features of teaching reference: lectures by instructor; assigned readings for class discussion; student reports; library "lab" sessions; case-study discussion; and speakers and library visits. Importance of planning and time-scheduling, comparative value of each component, grading, and element of…

Views problems facing school librarians and discusses media courses which library schools should offer to meet current demands made of media specialists. Competency-based education leading to certification and courses necessary to provide basic skills of librarianship are also discussed. Fourteen references are provided. (EJS)

Presents a conceptual framework for the discussion of cultural diversity and library and information science curriculum. Discussion includes the core elements of a transitional course; a definition of diversity; and a rationale for including such a course. (three references) (KRN)

Discusses the provision of training for children's librarians in library schools in the United Kingdom and Ireland, noting four aspects--whether or not children's librarians should receive special training, types of training available in library schools, implications of the word "training," and future considerations. (EJS)

Presents overview of teaching of popular culture in schools of library and information science assembled from course information and syllabi from 10 schools. Common components in courses offered and descriptions of three specific courses (University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, University of North Carolina) are provided. Twelve…

Describes introduction of a fieldwork option (40 hours of work in agency serving special users, write-up of experience, reading) into elective on library services to special groups of users (blind, deaf, physically handicapped, Maori and Polynesians, new readers, prisoners, hospitalized) at Department of Librarianship, Victoria University of…

Discussion of the role of school libraries in the education system of Kenya highlights a description of Kenya (geographical, social, political, economical, educational), existing library service, and courses offered at Kenya Institute of Education to prepare participants to head learning resources centers. (EJS)

Directors of academic, public, and special libraries were asked to relate curricula of master's degree programs in library and information science to their own perceived needs and preferences in hiring of junior professionals. Options for alternatives to education outside one-year degree setting were examined and ranked. Seventeen references are…

This directory of 242 courses, workshops, and institutes of continuing education programs for library/information/media personnel, is based on the results of a survey administered to colleges and universities, state agencies, and professional associations. The first and largest of five sections identifies specific courses and provides such course…

Reviews developments in the making of a reference librarian (library school courses and teaching methods, continuing education, inservice training), and views promulgated about such developments, from the 1880s through 1981. Coverage is limited to United States and Canada, emphasizing education for reference work in conventional libraries. A…