Meaningful training for librarians should be based on the inherent dynamics of knowledge, and it should promote the integrity of human knowledge. (Author/LS)

The student and faculty committee responsible for the day-to-day management of the course in fundamentals of library science at Drexel University Graduate School of Library Science is described. (PF)

The importance of preserving and restoring ephemeral art materials is emphasized and useful techniques are described. (PF)

Libraries will play a crucial role in meeting the goal of establishing the learning society mandated in "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the Department of Education administers several…

Online searching is now a recognized specialization in library schools, but there are certain problems involved with offering online courses. There is a large amount of material to be covered, especially in one course. Students must learn new concepts and make them work in a machine environment. It is difficult to offer suggestions for a fruitful…

An outline to be used by library administrators and library schools in program planning. (PF)

Some of the results of a recent systematic investigation of the rationale underlying the current interest in such essentially problem-oriented instructional modes as the case method and simulation teaching in librarianship are summarized. (Author/PF)

The study of comparative librarianship helps librarians to step outside their own culturally based system of values. An attempt is made to find a common denominator of existing definitions of comparative librarianship and to show how the concept of the library as an ecosystem can be applied to comparative investigation. (Author)

The pathfinder format (which includes topic definitions, subject headings, classification numbers, introductory sources, reference works, and documents) is used in teaching reference work in specific subject areas. (LS)

Describes the activities of the Ceylon National Library Services Board, established in 1970, including the pilot project in school and public libraries, national bibliography, national library, documentation services, and library training. (Author)

Historically American librarians were trained by practical methods. As the twentieth century progressed, academic training became the primary method of educating librarians. In the late 1960's the need for balance between theory and practice in library education started a movement toward the renewal of technical education to supplement the…

This speech, presented in response to Ronald G. Havelock's "The Information Professional as Change Agent" at the 1977 annual conference of the Association of American Library Schools, is an overview of the helping aspects of training the new information professional. It contains a summary of current thinking, reviews the skills needed by…

The theory of behavioral instructional objectives is applicable in the design of library administration courses; however, it does give rise to a number of problems when so applied. Chief among these is that the theory of behavioral instructional objectives has been elaborated by pedagogues so that the theory is not, understandably, uniformly…