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Peer reviewedGrotzinger, Laurel – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1976
Results of questionnaire survey on research courses in library schools. (KP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Graduate Study, Library Research, Library Schools
Download full textGwyn, Jacquelyn, Comp.; And Others – 1974
Twenty-four accredited library schools in the United States and Canada responded to a survey conducted in 1971 to collect comparable data on administrative structure, collections, budget, and personnel. Designed to show quantitative relationships among subject collections within the field of library science, this survey report presents data within…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, College Libraries, Librarians
Peer reviewedAina, L. O. – International Library Review, 1991
Two articles discuss information professions in Africa. Highlights include the training of personnel at the middle level; library schools at the University of Ibadan and the University of Botswana; curriculum recommendations; and a review of 87 articles published between 1985 and 1989 that investigate areas of research in the information…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Scientists
Peer reviewedKohl, David F.; Davis, Charles H. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Study of perceived prestige (value for tenure and promotion) of core group of library journals by directors of Association of Research Libraries and library school deans reveals that: the two groups differed significantly on ratings of one-third of journals; deans agreed more on ratings within group than directors. (5 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMarchant, Maurice P.; Smith, Nathan M. – College and Research Libraries, 1982
Presents results of survey assessing the opinions of 76 Association of Research Libraries library directors concerning 19 educational competencies for research librarians. Results are analyzed regarding importance of competencies, their need in different positions, their possession by beginning librarians, and the adequacy of instruction in…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Job Skills, Librarians
Peer reviewedMarchant, Maurice P.; Wilson, Carolyn F. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1983
Results of questionnaire survey of research library directors concerning M.L.S. joint degree programs indicate that respondents favored joint programs with 15 percent reduced coursework; areas of interest for nonlibrary science degree are hard sciences, other professions, foreign languages; graduates have edge in placement, slightly higher…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Graduate Study, Intellectual Disciplines, Library Administration
Peer reviewedSmith, Nathan M.; And Others – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Analyzes opinions of public library directors regarding library competencies that are most important for entry-level librarians now and in future; competencies that are most important to specializations within library; number of current library school graduates adequately possessing competencies; and where competencies should be acquired.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Educational Needs, Higher Education
