Throughout the hundred years history of education for librarianship some issues have been discussed again and again without agreement being reached. A number of these are quite central to the problem of education for a profession: the desirability (or otherwise) of professional schools; the control of education by professional bodies; theory vs.…

Library schools need to reorganize in order to permit specialization in such fields as archivy, special materials or special groups. The philosophy behind such a move is presented. Special mention is made of the position of the archivist within library science. (DH)

The core courses in the library school curricula of several universities are surveyed and the new core course developed at Drexel University is described. (PF)

Concerned with the many pressures to which library education is subject all over the world, this paper concentrates on the relationship between the subject of librarianship, the subject of information science, and the accommodation of information science in library education. The emergence and domain of information science is briefly reviewed, and…

This textbook attempts to introduce the case study method into the curriculum for training librarians. Cases are written with emphases on a stable activity-authority environment, good management and planning, proper response to internal and external demands, and complex business game situations. Many cases are intended for role playing use. (EMH)

The activities of a two-week library executive development program held at the University of Washington are outlined. This program was organized to help executives of all types of libraries understand current issues and concepts in business and public administration so that they will be better able to meet the needs and demands on libraries as…

Speculates on why graduate library schools have not, in the persons of their professors, produced theoretical leadership in Library Science. The ideals of professional ethical standards are contrasted with present practice. (RAA)

The development and present state of the Center for Post-Graduate Study in Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences is described. At present the center offers two graduate degrees in the areas of 1.) librarianship; 2.) museology; 3.) archivistics; and 4.) information sciences and services. This paper centers primarily on librarianship…

Contains a listing of all library schools in America, both those accredited by the Association of American Library Schools and those not accredited. The first part is arranged by schools and lists all faculty members and subject areas . The second part is an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school noted. (Author/BK)

This booklet, one of a series of background information papers for the White House Conference, outlines and discusses the important issues of professionalism facing libraries, librarians, and library schools. Public librarians are being asked to assume new roles and perform new tasks for which they are increasingly unable to adequately and…

The five points made in this paper are (1) library-centered library education must involve use of the organization of library literature; (2) that the dimensions of library literature include (a) the resources produced by and for librarians, (b) the literature of the disciplines upon which librarianship draws and (c) the literature with which…

This pre-accreditation report describes the Syracuse University School of Information Studies along six dimensions: (1) program goals and objectives, (2) curriculum, (3) faculty, (4) students, (5) governance, administration, and financial support, and (6) physical resources and materials. Each section contains factual as well as self-study data…

Discusses leadership of the American Library Association (ALA) and library education in the century of history they have shared. Topics covered include ALA's role as accrediting agency for library education, ALA member interest in library education as participants and consumers, and formal progress of library education. Twenty-two references are…