Discusses the barriers to quality library service faced by handicapped persons, and describes ways in which educators can include service to the disabled in library science curricula. Twenty-seven sources are cited. (FM)

Comments on problems encountered when attempting to devise international standards for training of archivists and record managers, i.e., problems of cultural, linguistics, and administrative discontinuities between major regions of the world, and questions of harmonizing archival training with that of other information workers. Curriculum…

Describes the state of the art of librarianship in Bangladesh. A brief history of library education in that country is given, along with an extensive description of the library science program at the University of Dacca. (LLS)

Describes the characteristics of SPEAKEASY, an interactive computer language, and explains how it can be incorporated and used in information science courses in library schools. General headings include SPEAKEASY descriptions, comparison with other languages, functional usage of SPEAKEASY (text creation, editing, programming), and special…

Argues that research is needed into the shifting needs of library education brought to light by delegates at the White House Conference on Library and Information Services and by the Conant Report. (LLS)

Reviews the growing controversy between library schools and archivists concerning educational programs for professional archivists. Internal division among archivists and hostility towards library-school-dominated education are examined. Renewed communication within the ACA and interested educational institutions is recommended. (RAA)

Addresses the problem of insufficient research in library schools, reviews pertinent literature, and offers a proposal for investigation of library education. (FM)

Reports on a questionnaire study of the role of assistant deans in the administrative structure of the library school. Included are personal and academic backgrounds of those holding this position, their responsibilities, and some of their attitudes regarding their roles. (Author/FM)

Discusses the challenge of ethnicity to the profession of llbrarianship, and explores current efforts to include ethnic and minority groups in library education and training. (FM)

Developments in library services to Hispanic Americans include special collection development and outreach services to non-users but change is coming too slowly for America's fastest growing minority. Professional education has responded slowly, if at all to the Hispanic population's needs. (MBR)

Lists and describes six available instructional films which are appropriate for use in graduate library school classes in the literature and bibliography of the humanities. (FM)

Examines the growth of map libraries in the United States, the evolution of specialized professional training for map librarians, and the associated growth of a corpus of literature about maps in libraries. The author also discusses map librarianship today and concludes that we have reached the end of the "Emergence of Maps in Libraries"…

Provides an overview of the development of university library and information science degree programs in English-speaking countries in Africa, highlighting early programs in Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria; 70s programs in Zambia, Nigeria, and Botswana; 80s programs in Nigeria and Kenya; and 90s programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia.…

Discusses the persistence of women children's book pioneers in the current practice of children's literature and services curriculum in library and information science programs, drawing on the theoretical work of the feminist philosopher Elizabeth Minnich. A survey of children's literature faculty in schools of library and information science is…

Reviews two strands of modern archival writing about reference: one stressing the importance of subject finding aids; the other relying on traditional forms of archival retrieval. Each has emphasized the advantages of new technology but neglected the importance of the reference interview. Raises issues for research and recommends improved…