The traditional model of a profession is shown to be deficient in several ways, and a new model is developed based on the ideas of general systems theory. (PF)

Author believes that there is a significant amount of overlap between the areas of school library media programs and audio-visual technology, and the resultant emergence of the educational media specialist, is resulting in continued movement of these fields toward each other. (Author/HB)

Considers the role of "information counselors" in the rapidly changing information environment, contrasting the functions performed by information counselors with those normally performed by information managers and librarians. The factors which are leading toward the development of a new profession are thoroughly reviewed. (JL)

Addresses the motivations underlying faculty advocacy of the "information" model for library and information science (LIS) education. Proposes an intensified interest in and support of all aspects of LIS education by the many worlds of LIS practice and suggests that a cultural model of LIS better positions both the "library" and "information"…

Public librarians in Quebec were surveyed to compare their orientation toward a field-specific model of professionalism with their orientation toward a traditional model based on traits derived from other professions. Results indicate that they had a stronger orientation toward the field-specific model to measure the level of professionalism in…