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Peer reviewedDenis, Laurent-G.; Nauratil, Marcia J. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Entering M.L.S. students, University of Toronto, were tested to elicit preference regarding provision of library service to older adults (theory-in-use) and degree of agreement with "The Library's Responsibility to the Aging" statement (espoused theory). Statistical analysis indicated no significant incongruence between students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedShiflett, Orvin Lee – Library Trends, 1984
Discussion of history as a major research methodology in library and information science highlights the current status and nature of library history; rhetoric and history; historical significance of local history and larger perspectives; primary and secondary information sources; library biography; and publishing library history. Thirty-four…
Descriptors: Biographies, Hypothesis Testing, Information Sources, Librarians
Peer reviewedSnelson, Pamela; Talar, S. Anita – College and Research Libraries, 1991
A study examined the content of papers presented at the second, third, and fourth national conferences of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Analyses of the papers presented at the first national conference revealed that one-third of them were research reports, whereas proceedings from subsequent meetings contained fewer…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conference Papers, Content Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBouazza, A.; Nimer, R. – International Library Review, 1986
This article examines the state of development of library education in Jordan and Tunisia and pinpoints problems affecting this development in order to verify if library education in countries with similar cultures and type of economy evolves similarly and faces same problems. A brief introduction to the countries is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedHarris, Roma M.; Ross, Catherine L. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1984
Results of investigation of M.L.S. degree students' needs for structure in required research methods course support hypothesis that, when exposed to such a course taught under low structure conditions, students with simple cognitive style would express demand for greater structure than would students with relatively complex cognitive style. (12…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedSetterington, Kenneth – Library and Information Science Research, 1983
Presents results of investigation into nature of 98 library administration doctoral dissertations produced in library science from 1928 to 1980, including number of dissertations per library school, research methodologies used, and characteristics of doctoral student advisors. Relevant literature, data gathering, and hypothesis testing are…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Faculty Advisers, Graduate School Faculty
