The development of instructional materials to be used in independent study courses that are offered off-campus for full academic credit. (Author/RM)

Part of LI 500 277.

Third of a 4-part series based on the "Program Memorandum (9th edition) which is prepared as a working paper for the Program Evaluation and Budget Committee (Pebco) at the 1969 Midwinter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Presents marketing as an attitude, an approach, and a set of tools, techniques, and concepts that can be applied to the professional development of librarians. (FM)

The relative power is measured of various predictors of success in library school--year in which undergraduate degree was achieved, undergraduate grade point average, and quantitative aptitude score on Graduate Record Examination. Success is defined by receipt of M.L.S. and graduate grade point average. (Author/MBR)

This article reports on a program to involve students in a real library administrative problem at the University of New South Wales, School of Librarianship, the organization and operation of such an exercise, and the student, staff, and host library reactions to this approach to teaching library administration. (Author/MBR)

Senior and middle-rank librarians in academic, public, state, school, and special libraries participated in this study to identify curriculum areas of prime concern in library education. Results indicate that philosophy and social context of libraries, library skills, administration, personal and interpersonal relations, and specialization are the…

Reports on a quality assessment of the MSc in Information and Library Management at the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) that is taught by practicing library and information science professionals. Describes the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and explains why they gave the course a strong endorsement. (Author/LRW)

With the new state requirements, many library media specialist students will be required to complete an internship that is more like the traditional student-teaching program. To obtain certification, in addition to their coursework, they may have to complete over 300 hours in a library media center classroom setting. For many students, especially…

She is still in the wings, but once Sharon (Sherri) McQueen arrives on the stage of library education, innovation will surely follow. McQueen comes across like a fast-forward version of Katharine Hepburn's Bunny Watson without the fear of technology. Funny and clever, she seamlessly trades her comedy mask for tragedy when she turns to the future…

This article presents the highlights of the 2007 American Library Association (ALA) annual conference held at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of librarians showed up early for a day of service, volunteering in libraries, schools, and other Washington-area institutions. As the conference wound down, some 2000…

Examines critically a personal selection of the concepts and activities of librarianship during the past 100 years. (Author/PF)

Independent reading is proposed as a better method of continuing library education than workshops or seminars. (PF)