The J. Morris Jones--World Book Encyclopedia--American Library Association (ALA) Goals Award for 1970 was presented to the Membership Committee of ALA for a project to enable a select group of young librarians to attend the Annual Conference of the ALA in Dallas in 1971. The Students to Dallas project sought to communicate to the participating…

The experience, observations, and reactions of foreign students to American library education are reported in this study. A questionnaire was sent to each foreign student who graduated from an accredited American library school between 1965-69. The questionnaire invited comments concerning the student's reaction to his year or more in an American…

It is the contention of this paper that libraries are accountable and that library performance can be measured under the accountability concept. Accountability includes three aspects: (1) basic principles, (2) performance objectives and (3) educational engineering. In order to explore this position, the following topics are dealt with in this…

This annotated bibliography containing 132 references is intended to contribute to the understanding of Dr. Frances Lander Spain's role in the history of American librarianship. Dr. Spain was Children's Librarian at the New York Public Library for 8 years; President of the American Library Association in 1960-61; Woman of the Year in Library…

The education of Early Childhood Library Specialists was initiated at the School of Library Science at North Carolina Central University, Durham in 1970. (Author)

Questionnaire results indicate: (1) the one year Master's program is the traditional channel for entering the profession with some schools moving to two years of study; (2) an increase in opportunities for joint degrees; (3) off-campus instruction is provided; and (4) competency exams, in lieu of the Master's are becoming more widespread.…

The Delphi technique was utilized to poll AALS members regarding future trends, including development of communication links for businesses, hospitals, libraries, government, and universities; use of central data storage facilities with public access for information retrieval; and production and distribution of information as it increases in…

The two major sections are a listing by school of all faculty members and their subject areas, and an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school. The table of contents lists each school for easier reference, and current telephone numbers are provided. (Author/MB R)

Through an examination of advertisements for positions in library education and academic library administration, the relative importance of a doctorate, experience, and special skills were weighed. Recipients of library doctoral degrees between 1930 and 1975 evaluate their degrees as a factor in obtaining and performing present duties. (Author/JAB)

This survey of the status of library technicians covers the degree to which they are employed, their job classification and salary, qualifications desired, and training needed. General attitudes towards technicians and present utilization in various library departments are discussed. (JAB)

A report of a 1976 study to assess the present emphasis given to intellectual freedom and censorship in library school courses. (KP)

Librarians will need to have the skills to serve physically disabled persons as mainstreaming of handicapped students and employment of disabled workers increase their use of libraries. Results of a 1976 survey of library schools to determine which offer programs preparing librarians to serve disabled persons and the handicapped are reported.…

The first of two articles provides an introduction to this issue. The second article discusses the key issues in rare book librarianship over the past 50 years, including acquisition, care, handling, storage, preservation, cataloging, classifying, processing, circulation, security, and training. Both references and a 77-item bibliography are…

A description of the preservation products and approach of University Products is interspersed with current concerns of librarians, archivists, collectors, and experts on preservation. Library school courses on conservation management and examples of what one curator actually does are also described. (EM)