Presents results of survey of 227 undergraduate library science program administrators that solicited information for 1980 graduates on sex, position obtained, type of library, salary, and further education; sought data on program, its degree offerings, and administrative positions; and sampled respondent attitudes concerning status and viability…

Explores meaning of managerial accounting in libraries and discusses instructional program for students of library and information science based on experience in School of Library and Information Science at University of California, Los Angeles. Management decision making (budgeting, performance evaluation, overhead, resource allocation,…

Profiles the library and information landscape in the Federal Republic of Germany and presents an overview of primary, secondary, and higher education as well as of the various educational "tracks" leading to professional library careers in West Germany. Three figures and a 45-item reference list accompany the text. (Author/JL)

Evaluates federal government projections of educational statistics for the number of doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees earned in library science published in 1971, 1973, 1976, and 1978, and matches them against the actual number of degrees granted. Five references are provided. (EJS)

Describes the University of Illinois' independent study approach for presenting fundamental concepts of librarianship to entering master's program students. The advantages and disadvantages of this approach are contrasted as it evolved from four formal courses and an intermediate team-taught approach. (RAA)

Discusses the results of a survey of the accredited library schools of Canada regarding the schools' administrative and organizational approaches to providing continuing education programs for librarians. (CHC)

Suggests that the crisis in library education stems from the focus on practical applications promoted by Melvil Dewey. In order to adapt to the changing world of information, the profession must develop new theoretical approaches and reform library school curricula to reflect these new theories of librarianship. (JKP)

Reports results of a survey of library schools in the United States and Canada that focused on factors contributing to the health of successful programs. Topics discussed include budget considerations; faculty publishing records; enrollment figures; relationships with other academic departments, including joint degree programs; and state economic…

Characterizes the rhetoric of three articles from a 1991 Library Quarterly symposium on the closing of graduate library school programs as self-serving. The effect of placing the issue in a context of victimization is criticized. Changing social forces and a poor theoretical base are considered as possible causes of program failures. (eight…

Provides a summary of the 1991 conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Highlights include an evaluation of the doctorate degree; problems with traditional library education; the need for multidisciplinary curriculums; statistics about library science educators; postgraduate internships; and revised…

Provides five articles: guide to employment sources in library and information professions, including library joblines; placements and salaries, 1996--counting on technology; accredited master's programs in library and information studies arranged by geographical areas; library scholarship sources; and library scholarship and award recipients,…

This report examines the problem of diminishing opportunities for professional library education in California. The first section examines topics related to the supply of and demand for librarians and library education programs, including U.S. and California demographics on librarianship and library education, librarianship and the information…

This document contains two reports on an independent, self-paced educational program in library and information science which was offered by the School of Library Science of the University of Southern California. The program was designed for persons who, because of financial, job-related, family, or other personal obligations, are unable to attend…

These guidelines for the development of curriculum for documentalists, information specialists, information scientists, and librarians stress the need for all parties to the information process, in whatever capacity or country, to receive a common training that will enable them to understand one another and to collaborate on equal terms to the…

This guide explains the policies of Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (IST) regarding a field work program designed to provide the student with the opportunity to work in a professional environment under the supervision of an experienced professional and with the guidance of an IST faculty member. The guide describes the purpose…