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Librarianship: A Sense of Direction
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Carlen, Claudia – Catholic Library World, 1975
Librarians are encouraged to continue to grow professionally, and are given some suggestions for doing so. (LS)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Science, Professional Continuing Education
What Do Media Librarians Know? Part II.
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Wiener, Paul B. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Discusses the role of the media librarian in promoting media utilization and describes the major assignment of a hypothetical library school course designed to explore the nature and purpose of media. (EJS)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Schools, Library Science
Professional Ethics.
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Prentice, Ann E. – Catholic Library World, 1984
Discusses professional ethics in librarianship as system of values and rules that govern way in which librarians view and practice their profession. Background, definition of terms (ethics, professional), development of codes of ethics, history of American Library Association Code of Ethics and 1981 statement, and role of education are covered.…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Higher Education, Librarians
What Do Media Librarians Know?
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Wiener, Paul B. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Discusses the role of the media librarian in the transition from print-awareness to media-awareness, pointing out the media skills they need and the lack of instruction in these skills in library schools. (EJS)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Librarians, Library Education, Library Schools
Non-Print Media Courses: What Is Needed?
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Steinfirst, Susan – Catholic Library World, 1982
Views problems facing school librarians and discusses media courses which library schools should offer to meet current demands made of media specialists. Competency-based education leading to certification and courses necessary to provide basic skills of librarianship are also discussed. Fourteen references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education, Courses
The Education of School Librarians.
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Becking, Mara Swanson – Catholic Library World, 1986
This essay presents a professional librarian's opinion on a many-sided subject. Highlights include lack of attention to school library media specialists and their needs by library schools and the role of the school library media specialist in the educational process. Ten readers' responses are included. Eleven references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study, Learning Resources Centers
The Evaluation of Professional Training for Librarianship.
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Pfister, Fred C.; Chrisman, Larry G. – Catholic Library World, 1983
Focuses on evaluation of accredited library schools and considers standards for accreditation, curriculum evaluation, and student evaluation of faculty. Identification of what is wrong with current practices, recommendations for improvement, and specific questions to be asked by consumers attempting to evaluate library education programs are…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Graduate School Faculty
The Changing World of Government Documents.
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Brace, William – Catholic Library World, 1996
Discusses developments in depository librarianship and refers to changes in library education at Rosary College (Illinois). Highlights include bibliographic system problems, adoption of standardized cataloging methods (MARC format), improvement in document accessibility, costs, the National Technical Information Service, changes in document…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Change Agents, Costs