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Larson, Mary Ellen; Meltzer, Ellen – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Reports the results of a survey which collected the syllabi of library school courses that mentioned bibliographic instruction over a three-year period (1983 to 1986). An analysis of these syllabi is used to identify trends in bibliographic instruction curriculum. (CLB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Evaluation, Library Education
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Wilson, Lizabeth A. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Discusses the need to prepare library school graduates for bibliographic instruction responsibilities, and describes the background, development, implementation, and evaluation of a course offered at the University of Illinois which combined bibliographic instruction theory and practice. Recommendations for future education in bibliographic…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Higher Education
Bard, Therese Bissen – 1983
This paper outlines the history, functions, administration, and current focus of school library services in Hawaii, which is the only state in the United States with a library staffed by a trained librarian in every public school. Its first school library was established in 1882. Elementary school libraries developed concurrently with secondary…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1984
During Fiscal Year 1983, the three major program thrusts of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) were (1) Improving Library and Information Services to Meet Changing Needs; (2) Technology and Productivity; and (3) Improving the Dissemination of Federal Information. Activities related to special constituencies…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Electronics Industry, Ethnic Groups
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Frick, Elizabeth – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Reports the results of a survey of U.K. librarians that examined where practitioners received training for user education. The finding that training was predominantly received outside of the library school setting is discussed in terms of the need for user education courses within library school curriculums. (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1986
Following an introductory discussion by E. J. Josey that provides a perspective on college and university libraries, the following essays are presented: (1) "Academic Library Planning--Definitions and Early Planning Studies in Academic Libraries" (Stanton F. Biddle); (2) "Academic Libraries and Academic Computing--Rationale for a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Developed Nations
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Center for Libraries and Education Improvement. – 1984
In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education's Report, "A Nation at Risk," the Department of Education's Center for Libraries and Education Improvement, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, invited leaders in the library and information science community to a meeting in September 1983 to help launch a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Educational Needs, Educational Quality