This article is an interview with Guy William Logsdon, Director of Libraries at the University of Tulsa. (SJ)

Suggests some key distinctions to be made in looking toward a common ground of core values for guidance and meaning in the world of library leadership today. Discusses core values of the importance of words, people, and learning. (Author/LRW)

The past twenty years have brought notable advances in bibliography, publications, legislation, standards, collections, buildings, intellectual freedom, international relations, interlibrary cooperation, information science -- the bones and sinews of good library serivce. (24 references) (Author)

Presents two personal views of mentors in the field of librarianship who reflect enduring professional values. Errett McDiarmid, former ALA (American Library Association) president, and Russ Emele, former director of libraries at East Stroudsburg State College (Pennsylvania) are remembered for their contributions to the profession. (LRW)

This essay on library terminology and jargon highlights the names of files encountered in one library, expressions used during presentations at the most recent American Library Association Annual Conference, job titles, journal abstracts, and other genera of double-talk that can profitably be used to reduce comprehension. Twelve references are…

This account of highlights in library education in the past two decades has not reflected a pattern of orderly development toward widely agreed upon objectives. This is because the times have not been orderly or consistent in the demands made upon the profession. (11 references) (Author)

Argues that librarianship is intimately connected to the structures and thought patterns of bibliographic control and that bibliographic control should be the theme for all practical coursework in library education. A sample syllabus is proposed. (EA)

The years 1952-1972 saw a tremendous activity and development in special librarianship. The natural improvement on the special library concept of service which began about midway in the two decades, and which was recognized by users and management, is the present challenge facing special librarians. (64 references) (Author)

The accomplishments of the last twenty years in documentation, automation, information retrieval, and the incipient information science have been impressive, but much more remains to be learned. (25 references) (Author)

The American Library Association, always alert to its international library responsibilities, has been intensively active since 1942, its early activities heavily financed by foundation support, its later activities, since 1967, by the association and the U.S. government. (Author)

A tentative draft of standards for accreditation of graduate programs of library education established by the American Library Association is set forth. (1 reference) (AB)

Discusses Leon Trotsky's views on libraries, librarians, and librarianship in Soviet society in the 1920s as expressed in a speech, "Leninism and Library Work." Topics discussed include role of librarian in promoting literacy, including the use of maps and reference books to explain newspaper stories; the selection of books; and fighting…

After investigating the offerings of library schools and observing the research trends of their doctoral students, this author believes that library education needs a basic theory course to familiarize future professionals with the intellectual history and seminal thinkers of the field. (EA)