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Harris, Michael – Library Journal, 1973
The intention of this article is to serve as a guide to the literature treating the historical development of the American public library. (A fuller version of this article is ERIC document ED 071 668.) (22 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Chronicles, History, Library Role, Library Science
Blasingame, Ralph – Library Journal, 1972
If there is to be a great debate" within librarianship, statement or restatement of objectives should be the starting point, not the possibilities of applying computers to libraries and information. If professional persons are to have influence over the future of society, a great debate must soon begin. (2 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Role, Library Science
Kister, Kenneth F. – Library Journal, 1971
Issue is taken with the library-college or librarian-as-educator notion which has gained favor with some academic librarians. The author states that one of the reasons for this movement is: Call librarians educators and they will have an effective talking point when seeking full academic status with the instructional faculty." (7 references) (MM)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Role, Library Science, Library Services
Colson, John C. – Library Journal, 1973
The causes for the failure of the High John project--an attempt by liberal white librarians to make a significant contribution to the redress of American blacks' grievences, and to make the public library a more relevant institution--lie in librarianship itself. (11 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Blacks, Librarians, Library Role, Library Science
White, Herbert S. – Library Journal, 1999
This final column by Herbert White addresses his concerns with the professional objectives of librarians and how librarians are perceived and treated. Highlights include the users' need for librarians; the role of the American Library Association in supporting libraries more often than librarians; and stressing institutions rather than people.…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Librarians, Library Role, Library Science
Library Journal, 1973
Despite setbacks and hazards, libraries today are a more vital and a more appreciated part of our lives than ever before. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Librarians, Libraries, Library Education
Wedgeworth, Robert F.; And Others – Library Journal, 1973
The 19 essays presented were written at Library Journal's" request to respond to the article Social Responsibility vs. The Library Bill of Rights" by David Berninghausen which appeared in the November 15, 1972 issue of LJ (p3675-81). It is recommended that readers refer back to the Berninghausen article when they read these essays.…
Descriptors: Community Services, Librarians, Libraries, Library Associations
Schiller, Herbert I. – Library Journal, 1991
Discusses the role of libraries and the profession of librarianship in terms of national societal changes. Three main influences and their effects on the public's access to information are addressed: (1) the increasing dominance of corporate wealth and power; (2) the deregulation of the economy; and (3) pervasive commercialization. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Sharr, F. A. – Library Journal, 1971
The intellectual and theoretical basis of librarianship is the study of man and societies together with the study of the nature of knowledge-how it is generated, transmitted, and absorbed. (MM)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Independent Study, Information Needs, Librarians
Ryan, Frederick – Library Journal, 1981
Despite obvious and fundamental differences, contemporary library issues strikingly familiar to those of the west also beset the Soviet library world--issues that so far have been bridged in only technical apolitical areas. Governmental insistence on the centrality of ideology to library service remains an international stumbling block.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, International Relations, Library Education
Bishop, William Warner; And Others – Library Journal, 1992
Reprints four articles originally published between 1919 and 1967 in "Library Journal." Topics include changing ideals in librarianship, the changing nature of library work (Paul Dunkin), attracting adolescents to the library (Mary Hinant), and the social outlook of the librarian (Marilla Waite Freeman). A sidebar reviews the 1966…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Book Reviews, Change, History
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2001
Previews the agenda for the American Library Association's 2002 Midwinter Meeting. Topics include the incompatibility of Bush administration national security initiatives with traditional rights of intellectual freedom; budget cuts; government funding; new roles for libraries in times of crisis; Internet access and control; and librarians'…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Crisis Management, Government Role, Intellectual Freedom
Asheim, Lester; And Others – Library Journal, 1993
Includes reprints of four articles published in "Library Journal" from 1894-1963: (1) "The Distinctive Value of Books" (Lester Asheim); (2) "The Changing Role of the University Library" (Ralph E. Ellsworth); (3) "It Is a Mistake to Recruit Men" (Ralph Munn); and (4) "Is It Best for Libraries to Buy…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Fiction, Higher Education
Molholt, Pat – Library Journal, 1986
Argues that libraries have gone through a rising and falling pattern of influence, largely in response to changes in information technology. The library of the future is described as an information support center where librarians can fill two new roles: systems analysts and knowledge engineers. (EM)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Expert Systems, Futures (of Society), Information Seeking