Innovation is th theme of this new approach to stimulate learning in the Library College. Its purpose is to produce students who are varied in their interests and aptitudes. (NH)

Lists: (1) accredited library schools, faculties and courses; (2) personnel, position and school and (3) subject areas and instructors. Covers the academic year 1969-70. (NH)

The two purposes of Phase I are: (1) to study the roles and job functions of school library personnel and (2) to provide recommendations for implementing six experimental school library media education programs in Phase II. (Author/NH)

An alphabetical list with annotations of 23 books in higher education. (CC)

One graduate library school instructor's method for keeping her courses relevant. (NH)

The paper introduces a directory of Schools of Librarianship and Information Sciences in Latin America. This was based on existing printed directories, and an extensive web search in January 2007. An appended directory lists 127 institutions in the region that have or are currently offering courses in the subject, of which 100 appear to be active.…

In 2003 at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 11th National Conference in Kansas City, the AASL Task Force on Recruitment for the Profession noted that 68 percent of school librarians will retire by the year 2015. They also reported extremely severe shortages of school librarians in ten states and severe shortages in 30 states…

Since librarianship is making available and exploiting information for the benefit of people, librarians must know about information resources, about people, and about systems for linking resources and people. They need (1) basic abilities--literacy and numeracy; (2) organizational qualities, including vision, a questioning approach, perspective,…

A number of recent criticisms relating to education for library and information work are discussed. These criticisms are interpreted as centring on the level of "meaningfulness" of such education, in terms of deep critical understanding; relevance of content to working practice; and development of personal qualities additional to narrower…

If the resort city of Anaheim, California, home of Disneyland and its "imagineers," marked a departure from the urban reality of the typical American Library Association (ALA) annual conference, it was impossible, at this 2008 meeting, to avoid urgent library issues. How do libraries maintain their value and cultural presence as users…

Through an analysis of the results of a survey of Australian employers of Library and Information Studies (LIS) graduates, this paper explores the current demand and future need for undergraduate LIS education in Australia. In the context of recent calls for adopting a purely postgraduate level of entry to the profession, the overwhelming majority…

Reviews some of the current trends in library cooperation in Latin America. (Author/PF)

Librarians are encouraged to continue to grow professionally, and are given some suggestions for doing so. (LS)