Presents the second part of a discussion on "Information Power," a new guide for program development that demonstrates the evolution of the library profession. Describes resources for leadership and development in libraries and education. Highlights include cooperative planning, leadership qualities, flexibility in educational reform,…

Discourse analysis addresses questions regarding both spoken and written communications and can be applied to purposes and practices of information study that appear in books and journals in the field. Applications of discourse analysis to information include investigation of the social, political, and technical implications of the word…

Suggests that the crisis in library education stems from the focus on practical applications promoted by Melvil Dewey. In order to adapt to the changing world of information, the profession must develop new theoretical approaches and reform library school curricula to reflect these new theories of librarianship. (JKP)

Presents a bibliography of 482 publications on education and training for librarianship and information science published in 1991. The contents list, the classified arrangement, and a subject index for countries and regions provide subject access; and a name index for authors, organizations, and programs is included. (LRW)

Summarizes the themes and discussions of the first conference of the American Library Association's Black Caucus. Issues addressed include responsibility to the African-American cultural heritage, education, financial aspects of librarianship, children's and young adult librarianship, and participation in the political process. (EA)

Describes a survey of editors of 35 national and international library/media, educational technology, and general education journals used by instructional media professionals that was conducted to determine the type of information the journals would most prefer to receive, the journal's operating procedures, and the most important causes for…

Includes 248 citations to articles, books, reports, government publications, and chapters in collected works covering government information policy, government publications, and information resources in United States, foreign countries, and international and intergovernmental units; government archives; U.S. state/local publications and…

Reports results of a survey of library schools in the United States and Canada that focused on factors contributing to the health of successful programs. Topics discussed include budget considerations; faculty publishing records; enrollment figures; relationships with other academic departments, including joint degree programs; and state economic…

Characterizes the rhetoric of three articles from a 1991 Library Quarterly symposium on the closing of graduate library school programs as self-serving. The effect of placing the issue in a context of victimization is criticized. Changing social forces and a poor theoretical base are considered as possible causes of program failures. (eight…

Provides a summary of the 1991 conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Highlights include an evaluation of the doctorate degree; problems with traditional library education; the need for multidisciplinary curriculums; statistics about library science educators; postgraduate internships; and revised…

Describes personal experiences of two American teachers who were evacuated from Beijing Foreign Studies University three days after the massacre of students and workers in Tiananmen Square. The Chinese system of education is described, library education is briefly discussed, and student attitudes and interests are examined. (LRW)

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…

Analyzes articles in the "Canadian Library Journal" from 1981-91 using a set of selected descriptive bibliometric techniques. Variables examined include types of items, authorship characteristics, subject coverage, research-based approaches, scholarliness, and collaboration. Results are compared with an earlier 1968-80 study. (Contains…

Includes reprints of four articles published in "Library Journal" from 1894-1963: (1) "The Distinctive Value of Books" (Lester Asheim); (2) "The Changing Role of the University Library" (Ralph E. Ellsworth); (3) "It Is a Mistake to Recruit Men" (Ralph Munn); and (4) "Is It Best for Libraries to Buy…

Examines historical reasons for the reference desk and workers to establish how reference work has been circumscribed, describes how it has evolved, and attempts to define perimeters between tasks and duties of paraprofessionals and professionals. Highlights the Williamson Report (1923) on training for library services and considers how practices…