Part II builds upon the criticisms of library education discussed in Part I (EJ 076 088) and attempts to offer a concept of library education as an intellectual discipline, applicable to American and foreign students alike. It suggests a solid core of intellectual content plus sufficient flexibility to permit experimentation. (17 references)…

The basic need in library education for the next decade will be expansion at every level: technician, undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education, as well as faculty and scholarship aid. (JS)

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

Presents the results of a study undertaken to examine the cognitive styles of students in the Library Science/Educational Technology program at the University of North Carolina. The implications of the study for the education of library science students are enumerated. Three tables and a reference list are included. (JL)

Discusses the education of library and information professionals in Canada, focusing on Canadian programs and the similarities and dissimilarities, accreditation and academic review, and theoretical bases of seven library schools in Canada. Eight references are given. (EJS)

Assesses the state of library education and training based on personal experiences in Zambia, the United States, and Britain. The purpose and environment of library education, graduate and nongraduate library education, and library training are discussed. (EJS)

Comparing help-wanted ads to the number of library school graduates seems to indicate a relationship between the two which helps define the library job market. (Author)

Reports the results of a survey about the teaching of computer programing and online searching of databases taught in American Library Association accredited library schools. (Author/FM)

Discusses the need to include state librarianship as a key curriculum component in the M.L.S. program, identifies current curricular offerings by library schools and competencies for state librarians and notes curriculum modules. (FM)

Declining enrollments, eroding institutional support, and an increase in the number of library schools are indicative of an eventual decrease in the quality of graduate library education. Contradictions in current accreditation standards support the need for further discussion of the accreditation process. (FM)

"The Search for a Scientific Profession: Library Science Education in the U.S. and Canada," which professes that American library education has not shown a constant improvement, is seen to be an unscholarly work containing unsupported generalizations, quotations out of context, unsatisfactory methodology, and which fails to utilize more…

The formal program developments and trends at the Ibadan University Library School with a postgraduate program, and the Ahmadu Bello School, with an undergraduate program, are reviewed in relation to society's information needs. (Author/MBR)

Applies the concept of socialization to the question of why academic librarians are ill-prepared to accept the research and publication requirements of faculty rank and status, discusses mechanisms of the socialization process in librarian and faculty training, and suggests alterations in the mechanisms applied to librarians. (Author/FM)

Examines the definitions of information science, the general development of information science education, and its present status in graduate library education in Canada, including specific lists of courses offered and a list of information science topics. (CWM)