Outlines common problems facing the academic library and graduate schools of library/information studies and examines the relationship between librarians and faculty. Topics include the image of academic librarians, including faculty status and research; library collections, services, and instruction; and involvement of librarians in library and…

Students and faculty in different programs often hold different values that can affect the learning process, especially when students share classes. A values study of students and faculty in library science, teacher librarianship, and information science revealed different terminal and instrumental values for students at different levels and in…

Evaluates the UNESCO programs in communication, information, and informatics as presented at the 1990 UNESCO General Conference. The development of a UNESCO Clearinghouse to make information more accessible to members is described, the lack of scientific and technical information is addressed, and the lack of adequate funding is discussed. (five…

Reviews the history of library education in Russia and examines current practices in the education of librarians and library technicians. Various levels of library education are explained, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and on-the-job training; instruction in library automation is described; and current problems in library education are…

Analyzes definitions of information literacy by reviewing library and information science literature of the 1970s and 1980s. The response of the information profession to the expanding range of skills and knowledge required for information literacy is noted. Three main trends in information literacy from the literature of the early 1990s are…

Discusses informatics policy in Brazilian public schools. Topics addressed include technological dependency; a national informatics policy for education; programed instruction versus discovery learning; the use of LOGO; and the need to change the model of education to create learning environments. (Contains 10 references.) (LRW)

Discusses hypertext technology and its use in education. Topics addressed include creating hypertext for academic research; the value of collaborative authorship; navigation through a hypertext database; cognitive flexibility theory; future possibilities; and implications for teaching information science. (Contains six references.) (LRW)

Describes various aspects of imaging technologies within the teaching and research programs at the School of Librarianship and Information Studies, the Robert Gordon University (Scotland). Highlights include desktop publishing, image databases, document image processing, hypertext, and image transfer and communication. (three references) (LRW)

Five prescriptions for the future agenda of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education are (1) a core curriculum; (2) informatics; (3) remedial continuing medical education (CME); (4) focus on the individual learner; and (5) practice-oriented CME. (SK)

The survey described was conducted to determine the number and nature of North American library and information science (LIS) schools teaching expert systems (ES); the nature of such teaching; the provision of ES teaching resources; the extent to which ex-students are employed in the ES field; and the type of research being undertaken in ES. (27…

Provides a historical background of Canadian graduate education programs in library and information studies, including the roles of McGill University and the University of Toronto; summer programs; master's programs; two-year master's programs; doctoral programs; accreditation; and comparisons with developments in the United States, Great Britain,…

Describes three aspects of the roles of Canadian schools of library and information science in international programs: (1) foreign students in Canadian programs; (2) international collaborative projects by Canadian schools; and (3) projects of individual Canadian faculty. Cooperative projects in the areas of libraries, archives, information…

Describes the use of live, interactive television for distance education at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Hawaii. Problems resulting from new administrative and psychological demands on students and faculty are discussed, and mechanisms for increasing activity and improving student access to materials and…

Describes various methods of measuring information contained in a database or in a document collection. Economic worth or utility of information to the user is discussed, the value of data in decision making is considered, and an example comparing information in two library collections is presented. (41 references) (LRW)

The establishment of faculties of medical library and information science in four Chinese national medical universities is described. The faculties were established in the mid-1980s, and each is fully integrated into its university. Students receive three years of nonclinical medical training and two years of library and information science…