Reports on an international survey of training programs for interlibrary loan and document supply offered by 137 library associations and library schools. Results indicated a discrepancy between topics taught and topics practitioners considered important. Trainers' major problems were lack of skills and materials and the fact that others failed to…

Discusses reference librarians' dissatisfaction with their profession and the resulting negative attitudes toward library education, the professional literature, and the users. Teaching reference courses is suggested as a method of overcoming these negative attitudes. (Contains three references.) (LRW)

This bibliography lists 474 items published worldwide under 13 major headings: Bibliographies; Research; General Items (Universal and Individual Regions and Countries); Comparative Studies; Library and Information Science Schools and Departments; Professional Qualifications; Career Development; Continuing Education; Training; Role of Associations…

Explains the goals and objectives of the Library and Information Science Distance Education Consortium (LISDEC). Needs of the library profession and for library services in the community are discussed, educational opportunities for adults that are available through satellite communication are described, and use of telecommunications for continuing…

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…

Examines the characteristics of the University of Ghana Department of Library and Archival studies postgraduate students including their sex; how they came to choose their profession; what jobs they held before enrolling at the school; job mobility; job satisfaction; and the relevance of the courses at the department to their present employment…

The first of two articles discusses the place of information science and its expanding definition within the curricula of schools of library and information studies. The second article describes the history of foreign students in U.S. library and information science schools, their current role, and the major problems they face. (51 references)…

Presents results of a survey on the careers and views of former students in library studies at the University of Ghana, compares the findings to an earlier study, and assesses them in the context of the current employment situation for library and information scientists. (six references) (EAM)

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…

Discussion of recruitment and education goals for international students in U.S. library and information science programs covers intercultural communication, goals of prospective students, programs' self-interest as a barrier to education, the market for international education, suggested philosophical guidelines for recruiting, and recruitment…

Examines the descriptive cataloging literature of 1992. Topics discussed include cataloging simplification and improved practices; artificial intelligence and expert systems; Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, MARC format, and cataloging standards; authority control and bibliographic maintenance; retrospective conversion; romanization and…

Explores the significance of expert system design for library reference services and library education, focusing on model logic and modeling for query analysis. The approaches of some graduate library schools are reviewed. Appendices included a decision-support module, a reference module component, and a typology of queries and reference tools.…

Describes survey of American and Canadian library schools that was conducted to determine changes in instruction in computer programing following the growth of microcomputer use. Optional versus required courses are examined, types of programing languages taught are reported, and reasons for changes in the languages offered are suggested. (Seven…

Reviews factors that are changing ways in which medical librarians and health information specialists are educated. Employment sites for medical librarians are listed; current faculty and coursework at library and information science programs in the United States and Canada are discussed; doctoral research is described; and medical informatics is…

Includes entries arranged by state for colleges and universities that offer licensure or certification programs for entry-level professional positions in school library media programs, including bachelor's, postbachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. Institutions in Puerto Rico and Canada are also included. (LRW)