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Vainstein, Rose – Library Trends, 1976
Reviews general trends in teaching basic elements of community analysis, highlights some of the courses in which these elements are introduced, comments on cases of in-depth treatment where they appear, and notes selected problems associated with the teaching of the subject. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Community Study, Curriculum, Library Education, Library Schools

Davis, Donald G., Jr. – Library Trends, 1976
A survey of American library education and development in the last century. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational Development, History, Library Education, Library Schools

Larsen, John C. – Library Trends, 1975
Outlines the subject background and professional education needed for a general art and music librarian. (PF)
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Librarians, Library Education, Library Schools

Monroe, Margaret E. – Library Trends, 1971
A survey among accredited library schools was undertaken and completed in 1971 in order to obtain a detailed, precise report on what response library education has made to the vital problem of serving the disadvantaged. (13 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Library Education, Library Schools, Library Science

Schrader, Alvin M. – Library Trends, 1981
Outlines theoretical and practical dimensions of the use of bibliometrics (i.e., the scientific study of recorded discourse) to enhance library school curricula. A proposal for a course at the master's level and future prospects for teaching bibliometrics are included. Twenty-six references and a course syllabus are appended. (EJS)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Graduate Study, Library Education

Laney, Elizabeth J. – Library Trends, 1988
Surveys the history of library education and publishing from 1876 to the present in order to examine the relationship between the curriculum in library science schools and library literature. The emphasis is on how publishing for library education is influenced by changes in curriculum and how practice in librarianship influences both. (58…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Library Education, Library Schools

Childers, Thomas – Library Trends, 1984
Discussion of the importance of research in library education highlights library schools as producers of research; quality and amount of faculty output; factors affecting faculty research activity; student research output (particularly that of doctoral students); schools as research educators; and schools, research, and the profession. Forty-one…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education

Banks, Paul N. – Library Trends, 1981
Provides historical perspectives on preservation of records and highlights needs in library preservation, including a systems or engineering approach to conservation problem solving. Current educational efforts of Library of Congress and United States library schools such as School of Library Service at Columbia University are outlined. Two…
Descriptors: Archives, Curriculum, Higher Education, Library Education

Reed, Sarah R. – Library Trends, 1975
A report on (1) the school library institutes funded under NDEA Title XI, (2) the programs funded under HEA Title II-B, (3) the Medical Library Assistance Act training programs, and (4) very briefly, several other federally funded programs which have included opportunities for the support of library education programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)

Williamson, William Landram – Library Trends, 1986
Considers the numbers, qualifications, and changing characteristics of the almost 200,000 students who have completed a year of successful study at a U.S. library school during the last century. Highlights include the beginnings (1887-1900), expansion (1900-1921), reforms (1921-1950), diversification (1950s-1980s), and annual and cumulative…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Higher Education, History

Tchobanoff, James B.; Price, Jack A. – Library Trends, 1993
Discusses qualities needed by library school graduates to fill positions in industrial special libraries and the skills industrial library managers expect to be included in the curricula of library schools. Topics addressed include professional knowledge and skills, interpersonal skills and personal characteristics, personal and professional…
Descriptors: Competence, Curriculum, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics

Miksa, Francis L. – Library Trends, 1986
Assesses Melvil Dewey's role in establishing and shaping formal education for librarianship. Highlights include Dewey and library education through 1885; impact of Columbia College; Dewey's educational views (rationalization for library work, qualifications of a librarian, personal qualifications and college education, technical qualifications and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, History

Cronin, Blaise; And Others – Library Trends, 1993
Examines the emerging market for information professionals, including employment opportunities and educational requirements, based on a study conducted at Indiana University. Results of content analysis of job advertisements, survey responses of library school graduates, and field interviews with information specialists are discussed; and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Change, Employment Opportunities, Graduate Surveys

Stone, Elizabeth W. – Library Trends, 1986
Highlights concepts and developments over past century in continuing library education. Library school initiatives in 1960s, contribution of Association of American Library Schools (AALS), the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), and roles of state library agencies, federal government, professional associations, and academic…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Higher Education, History, Institutional Role

Weigand, Wayne A. – Library Trends, 1986
Overview of significant changes in library education during last century discusses example of Clara Mable Brooks, 1912 graduate of Illinois State Library School; literature on professionalism; librarianship and cultural and intellectual authority; character of library science students; ideology of "library spirit"; authority and quality…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Curriculum, Higher Education
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