Cyberbullying is a problem many young adults ages 12 to 18 have experienced on a daily basis. Adult support is critical in both the prevention and intervention of cyberbullying. Although parents, teachers, and school administrators have been highlighted as sources of support for cyberbullied young adults, librarians have not been studied as a…

In this article, the author discusses using Second Life (SL) in school librarianship. SL is a multi-user virtual environment in which persons create avatars to allow them to move and interact with other avatars. They can build and manipulate objects. To move, they can walk, run, fly, or teleport. There are many areas within SL to allow people to…

The main functional areas of international librarianship are identified, together with characteristics of activity in the field, as a first step towards their possible application in a model of international librarianship. (Author/PF)

The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) is a permanent independent agency within the executive branch, established by Congress and signed into law on July 20, 1970. As specified by the enabling legislation, the Commission has been concerned in its initial year with every type of library and with all types of…

This booklet was prepared as a point of reference for the delegates to the White House Conference to familiarize them with the meanings of library and information science related acronyms and terms. The first of three sections of the booklet provides a list of selected acronyms and their meanings. A glossary of selected terms related to library…

This study examines and describes current statistical programs in the field of library and information science, identifies areas of the National Commission's program that are dependent on quantitative data, compares the current statistical programs with projected new needs, and specifies areas that must be developed in a future national…

This handbook provides a reference listing of the acronyms and abbreviations encountered in the British literature of librarianship and documentation, and selectively in the fields of commercial book trade, management, education, and computing. The coverage includes projects, organizations, associations, information services, and technical terms.…

The first section of this report contains a short summary of the papers and proceedings of this Conference which was initiated and directed by the University Library and sponsored by the Library Education Division of the American Library Association. Ten working papers were distributed prior to the Conference and served as a background to the…

Special libraries are defined in this paper as those libraries serving such institutions as government offices, private corporations, associations, and university departments. Information centers are similar to special libraries but provide personalized, high quality reference service, usually in science and technology, and often using mechanical…

Senate Joint Resolution 40, introduced January 26, 1973, authorizes and requests the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Sciences in 1976. The purpose of the Conference will be to develop recommendations for the improvement of the nation's libraries and information centers, and will be planned and conducted under…

This report summarizes the results of a project undertaken to assist the Department of Education, Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies (OLLT), and the wider community it serves, to identify research priorities in the field of library and information science. The background of the project is briefly described and the prject design is…

Discusses the development and present status of special librarianship in Yugoslavia and uses the Central Technical Library at the University of Ljubljana to exemplify a central technical university library because of its historical perspective, present status, and its current role in the exchange of scientific and technical information in…

A statistical and subjective review of 97 journal articles on library and information services in Pakistan, published outside Pakistan, indicates that library science teachers write more than other professionals, that the most popular subject is library and information science education, and that most articles are published in English language…

Paul Ricoeur's narrative theory, when combined with the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu, fosters a fresh perspective on the debate about the language of business and its influence in librarianship. It is suggested that narratives about readers hold promise because they capture the active nature of reading. (Author)

Reflects on the outcomes of a project undertaken in 1997-98 and examines issues relating to the development of the managerial expertise that underpins the library and information services in Latin America and the Caribbean. Reviews the literature, summarizes results of surveys of schools of Librarianship and Information Sciences and a small…