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A Statistical Analysis of Library School Deans' Publications.
Kilpela, Raymond – 1984
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which deans holding office in 1983 in American Library Association (ALA) accredited graduate library education programs fulfilled the expectations of academia and the ALA "Standards'" requirement with respect to sustained productive scholarship and evidence of aptitude for research through…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Authors, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis
Library Education and Research in the Soviet Union Compared with Scandinavia.
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Olaisen, Johan L. – International Library Review, 1987
Compares the philosophy of librarianship in the Soviet Union, where libraries are subordinate to the goals of the Communist party, and Scandinavia, where libraries maintain political neutrality. A brief history of library education in both countries is given and the current state of library education and research is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Doctoral Programs
Intellectual or Physical Preservation? A Survey of the Preservation Activities of Archivists at Academic and Public Libraries.
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Bambakidis, Elli – 1996
Traditionally, archivists have been involved mainly in the intellectual preservation of library materials and the selection, appraisal, processing, and cataloging of library collections. Due to the relatively short (approximately 50 years) stability of the paper commonly used for printed and written documents since the mid-nineteenth century, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
A Comparative Analysis of ERIC and LISA with an Emphasis on Database Composition and Authority Control as They Relate to Retrieval.
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Wells, Amy Tracy – 1993
The ERIC and LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) databases are compared through a literature review and the analysis of an online search on a topic in librarianship. ERIC emphasizes education and includes serials, monographs, collections, and research reports for their coverage of some aspect of education. LISA is dedicated to topics…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Databases, Clearinghouses, Comparative Analysis
Education for Collection Management: Results of a Survey of Educators and Practitioners.
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Budd, John M.; Bril, Patricia L. – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1994
Presents results of a survey of collection development librarians and collection development educators regarding the importance of specific aspects of education for collection development; where the locus of education should be; and which journals respondents read to keep up with collection development issues. (10 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Educational Research, Graduate School Faculty
Role of Library Media Specialists in Reading Promotion.
Piersma, Mary L.; Allen, Diane – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Reports results of a survey that examined the role of school library media specialists in Alabama public schools in promoting reading growth, assisting classroom teachers, and teaching reading skills. Comparisons of ideal and actual responsibilities are made, and academic preparation of media specialists in the area of reading is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers