Points out the innovative nature of the American Library Association "Guidelines for Information Services." (PF)

Describes the schools attended and the courses studied by prospective librarians. (PF)

This paper prepared at the request of the South African Institute for Librarianship and Information Science develops a scientific definition for librarianship and guidelines for librarians based on that definition. An abridged version of the author's doctoral dissertation, the paper shows that a definition of librarianship is essential for the…

Changes in requirements for school library certification are listed by state in chart form. (Author/PF)

A questionnaire was administered to faculty and students at George Peabody College for Teachers to determine the effectiveness of the Director of the School of Library Science in the areas of administration, supervision, relationships, personal qualities, and professional attitudes. Sample questionnaire is appended. (LS)

There is no common basis for determining what constitutes the literature of a subject. Although knowledge exists on the bibliometric and documentation characteristics of many subjects, library schools continue to teach basic reference sources in large groups of subject areas. Four criteria for determining the scope of subject literature are…

Analyzes the problems of training for librarianship in Sierra Leone and suggests action to solve these problems. (Author)

Based on remarks delivered to AASL Pre-Conference (ALA, Annual Conference, Kansas City, 1968)

This paper, based on a study undertaken in 1976-77 at the University of Maryland at College Park, examines the current state of curricular development at library schools favoring advanced education for archival or rare book librarianship. Through surveys and examinations of catalogs, course offerings at 64 accredited library schools capable of…

Sixty-nine American Library Association (ALA) accredited graduate library school programs were surveyed to determine available library education opportunities in bibliotherapy. The survey revealed that only one school, Catholic University of America, offered a formal bibliotherapy course. Eight institutions indicated that bibliotherapy was handled…

The Case Western Reserve University, School of Library Science bibliography has been revised to restrict its contents to current items, except where older documents are listed to preserve a series. The listings are broken up into six sections: (1) basic research in information science, (2) experimentation, (3) professional applications, (4)…

The Workshop for Library Consultants was prompted by the serious need of training for performance of consultant services. Four areas were chosen as a framework for participation: recognition of common problems, assimilation of materials, development of background preparation and planned performance of individual service. The four work sessions…

In the summer of 1970 The School of Library and Information Science of the State University of New York at Albany received a grant from the United States Office of Education (Higher Education Act of 1965, Title II-B) to initiate a three-year undergraduate and graduate program leading to the Bachelor of Arts/Science degree (field of choice) and to…