Discusses the division between the study of what children read and how they read" in teachers' colleges and library schools in England. (Author/SP)

At our present state of development, courses in historical bibliography provide unusual advantages in relating the past to the present and opportunities for linking the different elements of professional study in schools of librarianship. Even if, in some future age, librarians are concerned solely with electronic journals and online services,…

Library schools must train young adult librarians toward commitment to relevant book selection. (AB)

Special statistical reports on public, society, and school libraries have been published periodically by the United States Bureau of Education. Nine of these reports have appeared in the past 40 years, the last one, preceding the present 1913 report, presented the statistics of 1908. The earlier reports included the names of all libraries…

The successful development of documentation and library services depends on the availability of sufficient qualified personnel. Unesco has therefore given high priority in its program to the question of professional training and will assist its member states in their efforts to train sufficient numbers of documentalists and librarians. To this…

This bibliography of materials, resource aids, and bibliographies for storytellers and storytelling is the result of a study by the Storytelling Materials Survey Committee of the Children's Services Division. In addition to surveying library school curricula, the committee collected and evaluated materials (including books, periodicals, pamphlets,…