The results of a survey of accredited library education programs in the United States indicate the increasing use of microcomputers in library education, and lead to predictions of even greater use in simulations of systems, programming library applications, statistical analysis of research results, management information systems, and tutorial…

Reports planning for and the installation of about 80 microcomputers for staff use at approximately 50 library units in the University of Michigan Library System. Highlights include the selection of hardware and software; methods of staff training; integration of the microcomputers into library operations; and benefits of electronic messaging and…

Reports on first attempt by University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science to integrate microcomputers into the instruction of PL/1 programming. Reasons for choosing to use microcomputers, continued use of PL/1, and PL/1's restrictions in terms of hardware and software choices are discussed. (21 references) (EJS)

Reports on database management system (dbms) applications designed by library school students for university community at University of Iowa. Three dbms design issues are examined: synthesis of relations, analysis of relations (normalization procedure), and data dictionary usage. Database planning prior to automation using data dictionary approach…

Reviews the uses of microcomputers in library automation, examines existing library school courses in microcomputing, and discusses the need for further integration of microcomputing into the curriculum. A prototype for an advanced course in microcomputing and the results of an implementation of this course are described. (8 references) (CLB)

Discusses the need for information science schools to prepare graduates for computer use and database design, and reports the findings of a survey of schools that examined the extent to which such courses are taught and the content of those courses. Questions and suggestions about the teaching of database design are also discussed. (four…

Describes survey of American and Canadian library schools that was conducted to determine changes in instruction in computer programing following the growth of microcomputer use. Optional versus required courses are examined, types of programing languages taught are reported, and reasons for changes in the languages offered are suggested. (Seven…

Describes the process used to select a local area network (LAN) for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Library and Information Science. The use of computers at the library school by staff, faculty, and students is described, technical aspects of a LAN are explained, and the future of LANs is discussed. (LRW)

Reports on a survey of Indiana University Master in Library Science (M.L.S.)-Chemical Information Specialist program graduates. Information includes graduates' educational background; the nature of first jobs and current positions held; and databases most frequently used. Graduates generally favored more training in computer skills, patent…

Describes potential uses of microcomputers in library education and library automation based upon experiences with a four-user Altos ACS8000 microcomputer at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. Word processing, training in online information retrieval using MIRABILIS (Microsystem for Interactive Bibliographic Searching), and…

Reports the results of a survey of library schools that examined the current use of microcomputers and computer-assisted instruction in the teaching of online searching. The need for a methodology to test the effectiveness of these instructional methods is discussed. (9 references) (CLB)

Describes current status of library school technological support systems and determines effectiveness of various laboratory configurations by assessing relationship of selected input variables to following output measures: number of courses requiring laboratory use, number of database systems available, a service index, and an equipment…

Develops a rationale for using microcomputers in the professional education of librarians in such courses as online searching and subject indexing and describes the use of computer assisted instruction at the College of Librarianship in Wales. (JJD)

Ten randomly-chosen U.S. American Library Association (ALA) accredited programs which grant the first professional degree in library and information science (LIS) were studied to determine to what degree, and in what manner, 15 information technologies (ITs) based on computers have been incorporated into the curricula. The method of study included…

Describes a survey of accredited schools of library and information science in the United States and Canada that examined the database searching education that students are currently receiving and changes in this area over the past five years. Topics examined include courses; search time; amount of exposure; coursework; products, hardware and…