Education curricula need constant updates in response to job market requirements, which may be influenced by the changing technological environment. In the library and information science (LIS) job market there are dynamics brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). These dynamics call for LIS schools to reconsider their curricula in…

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)

The objectives and components of a research methods course with a statistics unit offered at the University of Toronto Faculty of Library Science are described, and initial evaluations are reported. A review of the literature on research methods in library education is included. (Author/KP)

Many institutions of higher learning are revising course descriptions to include competencies (statements of objectives) and performance indicators (statements of activities the learner must perform to prove that he/she has learned the material). A course syllabus for "Library Organization and Administration," one of nine courses offered…

Presents overview of teaching of popular culture in schools of library and information science assembled from course information and syllabi from 10 schools. Common components in courses offered and descriptions of three specific courses (University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, University of North Carolina) are provided. Twelve…

An outline of courses at Arizona State University for school library media specialists is given. Each of the courses is described by specifying the programs for which the course is required, the prerequisite courses, the textbooks and materials required, the module topics, and the course objectives. The modules, or subunits of the course, are…

Description of database management systems course being taught to students at School of Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley, notes course structure, assignments, and course evaluation. Approaches to teaching concepts of three types of database systems are discussed and systems used by students in the course are…

This introduction to, and overview of, history of library science instructional materials covers the Williamson Report, teaching materials from early Columbia days onward, American Library Association book publishing activity, media in curricula and library school publication of syllabi, commercial publishing of textbooks, and periodicals in…

This report describes a course in Church Librarianship (LIB 220) that is offered by Northland Pioneer College's (NPC) Department of Library/Media Technology Program. The college has been able to promote unity in an area which is culturally and religiously diverse by offering a 3-credit course that provides an introduction to church librarianship.…

Five concentrations have been introduced as part of a major redesign of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville School of Information Sciences (SIS) program. One of the concentrations currently offered is "Scientific and Technical Information." Background, environment, and content of the concentration are described, as well as plans for…