This preliminary report on library education statistics includes a checklist, review, and annotated bibliography. (PF)

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)

Among the projects described are programs for the promotion of National Information Systems (NATIS) and of scientific and technological documentation and information. (PF)

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…

The paper examines and describes the development, trends, and current status of education for librarianship in Brazil against the background of the contemporary library scene and the system of higher education in general, focusing on the development of the 30 undergraduate and six post-graduate library programs in existence today. The master's…

This paper reports the results of a study conducted at the University of Arizona Graduate Library School, to determine whether students taught reference using an audio-tutorial method would differ significantly in learning ability and attitude from students in a traditional reference course. (Author/KP)

This study was undertaken to analyze turnover among faculty members who taught during the academic years 1960 to 1985 at U.S. library schools offering master's programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). Included in the study were 1,235 persons of whom 605 (49%) were women, and 630 (51%) were men. U.S. library schools holding…

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…

Statistical data from Ohio directories and program reports on Ohio citizens, their library needs, libraries, and librarians are provided as background information for this proposal of policies and priorities for Ohio state continuing library education, 1977-1979. Sections cover major issues in Ohio library development and implications for…

Twenty-four accredited library schools in the United States and Canada responded to a survey conducted in 1971 to collect comparable data on administrative structure, collections, budget, and personnel. Designed to show quantitative relationships among subject collections within the field of library science, this survey report presents data within…

The twenty-first edition of the Bowker Annual serves as an almanac, handbook, and fact finder for the library and publishing fields. The first section, "Reports from National Associations and Agencies," summarizes the 1975 activities of 14 organizations. The second part, "Developments in Librarianship and Publishing," features articles on the…

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…

The Pennsylvania Master Plan Committee, composed of librarians from all types of libraries and also of other interested citizens, reports here on goals, present status, and recommendations for the future of Pennsylvania libraries. After statements of need for a master plan and an outline of its development, goals for effective, widely available…

A study was conducted at the University of Denver to compare the effectiveness of microfiche as opposed to textbooks, photocopying, or reserve room reading for a library science reading assignment. Assigned material was copied on microfiche and given to each student. The results were measured by analyzing data gathered using student diaries,…

This is a report on the three-year statewide study of school library facilities, collections, and services maintained by school districts and those maintained by county superintendents of schools, counties, or cities and made available to schools on a contractual basis. Data for the study were collected on questionnaires sent to every elementary,…