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Monroe, Margaret E. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1981
Reviews the literature to identify forms of field experience, reasons for including field experiences in library school curricula, and issues that need discussion and research. Also explored are learning theory, weaknesses and administrative problems of current programs, and program alternatives. The attached bibliography includes more than 50…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Library Education
Evans, G. Edward – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1984
Discusses ideas and concerns about educating people for information field of future, covering change pressures in United States (developments in information technology), response to pressure by library schools, and library school role in information age (user/organizational information needs assessment, organization and retrieval of information,…
Descriptors: Change, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Library Education
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Lesokhina, Valentina S. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
Discusses training of specialized personnel for libraries in USSR, highlighting principles of librarianship, unified curricula approved by USSR Ministry of Culture and USSR Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education, training librarians for work at public libraries serving rural populations, continuous education of library workers, and…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education
Godwin, Mary Jo – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Provides a summary of the 1991 conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Highlights include an evaluation of the doctorate degree; problems with traditional library education; the need for multidisciplinary curriculums; statistics about library science educators; postgraduate internships; and revised…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Conferences, Doctoral Degrees, Information Science Education
Smith, Gordon W. – 1991
This report examines the problem of diminishing opportunities for professional library education in California. The first section examines topics related to the supply of and demand for librarians and library education programs, including U.S. and California demographics on librarianship and library education, librarianship and the information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Innovation, Extension Education, Futures (of Society)
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Siddiqui, Moid Ahmad – Education for Information, 1996
Describes the different levels of education and the management of various types of libraries (academic, special, public and school) in Saudi Arabia. Presents the current state of library and information science education in Saudi Arabia. Indicates constraints of librarianship as a career and suggests how to overcome them. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration
Stieg, Margaret F. – 1992
This book assesses the role of library and information science education in the American university against a broad background of the issues faced by professional schools and the field in general. The book is based in part on information provided by eight accredited schools of library and information science. The issues covered include: (1) what…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Objectives, Faculty, Graduate Students
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Robinson, William C. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1985
"Library Journal" issues (1910, 1920) were examined to identify professional concerns having curricular impact on library education: management, public service, technical service, book sciences, Americanization. Six major educational concerns are discussed: role of on-the-job training; specialization; certification; leadership role of…
Descriptors: Certification, College Curriculum, Higher Education, History