Reviews the institutional agreements between graduate library schools in the U.S. and Canada and those in other countries which were identified by surveys of members of the Association of American Library Schools, and the formation of the Program of International Partnerships (PIP) to encourage such activities. (RAA)

Describes the exchange program involving materials, faculty, and students between the University of Western Ontario's School of Library and Information Science and the University of the West Indies' Department of Library Science. (CHC)

Describes DIATOM, an online bibliographic retrieval system designed and implemented at Syracuse University to teach search strategy and the use of DIALOG to library science students. System features and database storage considerations are explained. (FM)

Discusses the growing demand for library school graduates in special library environments and addresses the role of the library school in responding to that demand. (FM)

Identifies types of assistance available to librarians preparing user education programs, some of which have already been developed, and proposes further exploration of ways in which librarians can be helped to educate their users. (Author/CWM)

Contains a listing of all library schools in America, both those accredited by the Association of American Library Schools and those not accredited. The first part is arranged by schools and lists all faculty members and subject areas . The second part is an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school noted. (Author/BK)

Discusses the pros and cons of four methods of teaching reference skills in library schools: the specific title approach, types of reference sources, case studies, and the scientific inquiry approach. A case is made for the problem approach to teaching reference. (Author/FM)

Reviews the state of professional continuing education programs for librarians in the teaching of library skills to users and discusses the status of teacher training within formal library education. (FM)

Outlines the traditional approach of "history of the book" courses in library education, and discusses the ambivalent attitude of professionals, as well as the question of such a course's contemporary value. Argues that a research approach should be used which will benefit third-world and postindustrial nations. References are included. (Author/BK)

Cautions that present purely qualitative accreditation standards tend to deny disaccreditation as a Committee on Accreditation (ALA) alternative and to reinforce mediocrity. Standards should be revised to accept certain quantitative, structural, and procedural changes to insure quality in library school graduates. (RAA)

Posits that professionals working in school and public libraries should extend their competencies to meet the needs of young children. Findings of a research and demonstration project sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education are used to support the hypothesis. (FM)

Addresses four issues: (1) whether the library school should concentrate on the library as an institution or on the skills and science of librarianship; (2) whether more information science is needed; (3) what to do about the debate between librarianship and information science; and (4) whether the library schools should concentrate on the MLS.…

Professional education in the field of library science must expand in scope to encompass informational careers outside the library. Change strategies and their results are discussed. (Author/MBR)

The background, objectives, reading materials, discussion topics, and general organization of a course entitled "Women in Librarianship" are presented. (MBR)

An outline of objectives for library educators to consider in the design of courses for those serving the older adult is presented. (Author)