As news outlets create headlines such as "A Cloud & A Prayer," "The Cloud Is the Computer," and "Leveraging Clouds to Make You More Efficient," many readers have been left with cloud confusion. Many definitions exist for cloud computing, and a uniform definition is hard to find. In its most basic form, cloud…

Since librarianship is making available and exploiting information for the benefit of people, librarians must know about information resources, about people, and about systems for linking resources and people. They need (1) basic abilities--literacy and numeracy; (2) organizational qualities, including vision, a questioning approach, perspective,…

Introduction: Reports the conduct of a national survey in Sweden to establish the desired research priorities for libraries. The research sought to establish what evidence-base is needed for evidence-based practice. Method: The Delphi method was employed to solicit opinions on the kinds of research needed by libraries of all kinds in Sweden.…

The author provides brief critiques of "Libri;""Journal of Library History;""FID Newsletter;""Unesco Bulletin for Libraries;""Bibliography, Documentation and Technology;""International Library Review" plus Asheim, Kaser, Bone, "Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science," Simsova, White and other books and serials in the area of international…

Describes the organizational framework of library science research in Hungary and lists the subjects included for study in the research programme for 1976-80. (Author)

Highlighted is the career of E.C. Richardson and included is a commentary relating to the wealth and diversity of his contributions to the field of American librarianship. (12 references) (Author)

Some of Carl Rogers' provocative statements about graduate education in psychology which are pertinent to education for librarianship are discussed. (6 references) (MM)

Stress is placed on making the library the heart of the campus. Article is based on the Keynote Address that was presented at the Library-College Conference, November 5. 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. (MF)

Describes the objectives, development, and activities of the British Library Association's International and Comparative Librarianship Group. The desirability of establishing similar groups within other national library associations is discussed. (RAA)

Postmodernism is still the subject of vigorous ongoing debate in a variety of fields like education and anthropology and has now arrived in the literature of librarianship. Prior conflicts generated over postmodernism remain--including academic areas where it has been declared passe. This paper summarizes postmodernism and its intellectual…

Librarianship and library and information science (LIS) have long struggled with an ongoing lack of a theoretical and epistemological basis. There have been renewed efforts to explore various theoretical and philosophical positions and their meaning for librarianship and LIS research. This article explores the framework that Jurgen Habermas offers…

Some may think being a school librarian requires the same talents and skills at all grade levels. The author, having a masters in library science, thought she could handle any library-related issue no matter what the patron age. In this article, she describes three distinct moments from her first day as an elementary librarian which made her…

The excessive pragmatism of American librarians has thus far prevented them from formulating a defensible philosophy of librarianship because their knowledge problems cannot be resolved by action theory. Analysis of the metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics of librarianship shows that its realities consist of the invisible structure of thought,…

Justin Winsor was one of the giants in the field of librarianship who used his intelligence and energy to create better, more accessible libraries. His innovative work was done during the last half of the nineteenth century, primarily at Boston Public Library and Harvard University. (LS)