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Welch, Theodore F. – 1988
This report profiles American librarians who have been honored by the Japanese government for their contributions to Japanese well-being, in line with a century-old program of recognition of its own citizenry, i.e., the conferring of medals, or kunsho, by the government on foreigners who have rendered illustrious, eminent, and distinguished…
Descriptors: Awards, Biographies, Cooperation, Foreign Countries

Minder, Thomas; Whitten, Benjamin – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1975
Investigates the possibility of a new approach to undergraduate education in preparation for graduate training in library or information science. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Information Science, Library Education

Parker, J. Stephen – Journal of Librarianship, 1974
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)
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Services, International Organizations, International Programs

Hanks, Gardner; Schmidt, C. James – College and Research Libraries, 1975
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)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Science, Models, Professional Occupations
Bowden, Russel – 1979
This report on the problems facing editors of professional information and library science journals in developing and developed countries suggests broad solutions that might help to transfer and make available the surplus of products in one geographic area to another in which such products are in short supply. Areas addressed include (1)…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Editing
Shaffer, Dale E. – 1980
This description of the distinguishing characteristics, criteria, and responsibilities of a true profession provides an analysis of the traits attributed to professional services by society in the hope that librarians will use them to improve the status of their field. Chapters examine the following topics: the meaning of the term profession,…
Descriptors: Criteria, Ethics, Librarians, Library Science
Saracevic, Tefko – 1978
Concerned with the many pressures to which library education is subject all over the world, this paper concentrates on the relationship between the subject of librarianship, the subject of information science, and the accommodation of information science in library education. The emergence and domain of information science is briefly reviewed, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Science, Library Education, Library Schools
SPECTOR, JULES – 1966
THIS BROCHURE DESCRIBING 22 LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS WAS PREPARED FOR USE IN RECRUITING, TRAINING, PLACING, AND COUNSELING PERSONS IN THIS AREA. OCCUPATIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY TITLE. EACH HAS A COMMON USAGE TITLE, ALTERNATE TITLES, AND DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES CODE NUMBERS. DESCRIPTIONS CONTAIN (1) AN OCCUPATIONAL DEFINITION, WHICH…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Employment Qualifications, Librarians, Library Science

Higgins, Norman C. – 1977
Recent surveys of library personnel conducted by the American Library Association indicate that educators responsible for planning and implementing library education programs have not been effective in recruiting and training Spanish surnamed and American Indian persons for library service. Recommendations for improving library education programs…
Descriptors: American Indians, Library Education, Library Science, Library Services
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1976
This outline, which briefly describes the American system of education with major emphasis on professional library education, was designed for the foreign student interested in pursuing a graduate degree in library science. Specific topics include the A.L.A. accreditation system for library schools, the semester system, application and admission…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Library Education, Library Schools
Lowell, Mildred Hawksworth – 1975
This textbook attempts to introduce the case study method into the curriculum for training librarians. Cases are written with emphases on a stable activity-authority environment, good management and planning, proper response to internal and external demands, and complex business game situations. Many cases are intended for role playing use. (EMH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Education
Goodell, John S.
Questionnaires are important research tools despite their unpopularity. They are generally less costly per response than other techniques, may elicit more candid answers, provide more time for respondents to consider their replies, and do not introduce interviewer or observer bias. The rate of return is an indication of the usefulness of a…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Library Science, Questionnaires
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Agencies, Annual Reports, Information Science, Information Services
Borko, H.; Hayes, R. M. – 1970
An educational program has been developed in the field of information science that emphasizes the design of information storage and retrieval systems for the acquisition, processing, control, and dissemination of documents. The program leads to a Master's Degree in Information Science at the University of California. Systems analysis plays a…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Information Science, Information Systems
Kent, Allen – 1970
Emphasis on the information science field has grown in the past several decades because of five interrelated factors: time scale changes, changes in quantity of available information, changes in nature of information requirements, changes in importance of information sources, and an increase in the number of information processing agencies. The…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Technology, Information Science, Information Systems