A description of the School for Documentalists and Special Librarians of La Plata National University in Argentina is provided. Some background material pertinent to the founding of the School is presented and the administrative relationship of the School to the University is discussed. Entrance requirements are specified, the course of study is…

While libraries, as a species of complex organization, may not be facing immediate extinction, the available evidence suggests their long-term survival prospects are not particularly encouraging. Libraries, in general, have not responded adequately to rapidly changing social, economic and political factors. The locus for change lies in library…

An experiment was performed on the use of telelecture, amplified voice telephone, in a class of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The telelecture was successful in that it exposed the students to another academic library administrator, and it appeared to be a successful learning…

The development and present state of the Center for Post-Graduate Study in Librarianship, Documentation and Information Sciences is described. At present the center offers two graduate degrees in the areas of 1.) librarianship; 2.) museology; 3.) archivistics; and 4.) information sciences and services. This paper centers primarily on librarianship…

A tentative draft of standards for accreditation of graduate programs of library education established by the American Library Association is set forth. (1 reference) (AB)

If the doctoral student is not encouraged to become proficient in foreign languages, he may be denied the opportunity of doing research in an area of specialization most commensurate with his interests and capabilities. (Author/AB)

The Comprehensive Examination can serve as an integrating educational experience and also to raise and unify the standards of American Library Schools. (AB)

Discusses problems inherent in the contemporary requirement that library educators, as members of university faculties, be scholarly academic personnel. The development of library schools, pragmatic practitioners, the educational trend toward university connection, the graduate school standard, and library educators as academics are considered.…

Describes the history and facilities of the Drexel University School of Library and Information Science, outlines the achievements of the administrators who have shaped the school since its founding in 1891, and discusses the recent changes in the school's facilities and programs in relation to the changing library education environment. (JL)

Citing reasons why library science educational programs are being closed, this essay examines present status and future goals of information science education. A brief outline of the emphasis shift in library science and a discussion of whether information science should be viewed as a discipline or trade school are presented. (EJS)

Discusses the role of the media librarian in promoting media utilization and describes the major assignment of a hypothetical library school course designed to explore the nature and purpose of media. (EJS)

Sets forth the text of the AALS policy statement on continuing library science and information science education, comprising a background statement and the roles and responsibilities of AALS and its member schools. (RAA)

Contains a listing of all library schools in America, both those accredited by the Association of American Library Schools and those not accredited. The first part is arranged by schools and lists all faculty members and subject areas . The second part is an alphabetical list of personnel with title and school noted. (Author/BK)