During the fall term of 1975, an experimental course was offered at the School of Library Science, Emporia Kansas State College. The objective was to review the general principles of interpersonal relations and to apply them to case studies involving library staff and patrons. Using a brief reading list and a case study approach, students were…

The Medical Library Association's (MLA) guide for developing continuing education courses for librarians contains three main parts: a checklist, the text, and appendixes. The checklist provides questions to be considered in determining the scope of the course, designing learning activities, choosing methods and techniques, evaluating instruction,…

Discussion of the curriculum for library and information studies focuses on courses at the Queensland University of Technology (Australia) dealing with information organization. Highlights include subject design and implementation; unit objectives; instructional design; course content; student assignments; and reactions from the professional…

Strategic planning is not only concerned with achieving specific goals for the long-term future, but also breaks these goals into short-term intervals and continually assesses the results. Strategic planning can have an impact on how librarians, especially public service librarians, operate in academic settings. If strategic goals and programs are…

These guidelines were developed by the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association to encourage library schools to add training in genealogical research to their curriculum. Highlights include course objectives; the library's role in serving genealogical patrons; genealogical research methodology; reference…

Description of undergraduate program at the School of Librarianship and Information Studies, Polytechnic of North London, focuses on course objectives, the teaching sequence, and conceptual relationships between the major curriculum elements. Problems of integrating diverse teaching approaches and of forming a taxonomy of objectives in…