As the need for librarians to provide instruction on information literacy and other teaching topics increases, masters of library science students, in turn, need to become better prepared to provide to serve in this role. A content analysis of courses offered by American Library Association accredited masters of library science programs seeks to…

Libraries provide invaluable services and supports to members of their communities, including school communities. Those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can receive particular benefits from their libraries, including supports in the areas of academics, social skills, communication, technology, literacy, leisure skills, and even employment…

A topical outline for courses in administration for managers of information services, and a set of guidelines for designing and implementing these courses are included in this manual for those responsible for planning, developing, and offering management training programs. Key elements in presenting and developing management skills of information…

Describes a continuing education course for librarians that addresses critical thinking and how it can be applied to bibliographic instruction. Course content is described, the incorporation of teaching strategies that encourage critical thinking from the participants is discussed, and a detailed course outline is appended. (LRW)

To remedy the problems caused when staff members in research libraries are unable to read and understand foreign language materials, the library can institute special foreign language training courses. Ideally, the course should be taught by a librarian with foreign language competence and teaching ability. Basic grammar, library-oriented…

An outline of courses at Arizona State University for school library media specialists is given. Each of the courses is described by specifying the programs for which the course is required, the prerequisite courses, the textbooks and materials required, the module topics, and the course objectives. The modules, or subunits of the course, are…

When curriculum developers and project directors plan in-service training courses for the purpose of improvement of instruction in special programs, they often fail to include support staff members such as learning disability teacher consultants, guidance counselors, social workers, school librarians, and other support personnel in the target…

A leader's handbook is presented for a course designed for the continuing education of professional librarians at the level of middle or upper management who find that they need understanding about human resources in the library system beyond that acquired on the job or in previous library education. The course has four units: (1) Management: A…

A study guide is presented for a course designed for the continuing education of professional librarians at the level of middle or upper management who find that they need understanding about human resources in the library system beyond that acquired on the job or in previous library education. The course has four units: (1) Management: A Systems…