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)

Data gathered from a sample of 179 students at the College of Library and Information Science, University of Maryland, supported hypotheses relating field dependence/field independence to functional and institutional preferences and to undergraduate majors. (RBF)

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)

Maintains that anti-intellectualism threatens intellectual freedom when thinking is regarded only as an activity that experts and specialists do and when judgments of value are not regarded as central to library work. Intellectuals are seen as making discriminating judgments while anti-intellectuals discriminate against them. Six references are…

Reviews the institutional agreements between graduate library schools in the U.S. and Canada and those in other countries which were identified by surveys of members of the Association of American Library Schools, and the formation of the Program of International Partnerships (PIP) to encourage such activities. (RAA)

Discusses the growing demand for library school graduates in special library environments and addresses the role of the library school in responding to that demand. (FM)

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)

Describes the academic libraries in Turkey, their types, their geographic distribution, their histories, their staffs, the nature of the institutions they serve, and the educational system of which the libraries are a part. Some special libraries and library schools are also discussed. (Author/FM)

Discusses the pros and cons of four methods of teaching reference skills in library schools: the specific title approach, types of reference sources, case studies, and the scientific inquiry approach. A case is made for the problem approach to teaching reference. (Author/FM)

Cautions that present purely qualitative accreditation standards tend to deny disaccreditation as a Committee on Accreditation (ALA) alternative and to reinforce mediocrity. Standards should be revised to accept certain quantitative, structural, and procedural changes to insure quality in library school graduates. (RAA)

Presents data from a survey of 49 accredited library science programs in the United States concerning educational technology courses offered, organizational structure, and degrees awarded. (CWM)

Addresses four issues: (1) whether the library school should concentrate on the library as an institution or on the skills and science of librarianship; (2) whether more information science is needed; (3) what to do about the debate between librarianship and information science; and (4) whether the library schools should concentrate on the MLS.…

Professional education in the field of library science must expand in scope to encompass informational careers outside the library. Change strategies and their results are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Explores some of the methods for training librarians that are available and have been tried in American library schools; then assesses the successes and failures of the two-year program at the University of California at Los Angeles and describes a new three-year program in librarianship and not-for-profit management. (Author)

Discusses minorities and diversity in the library and information profession. Highlights include comparisons of minority graduation rates from 1985 to 1995; library schools in rank order according to minority graduation rates; and efforts by the ALA (American Library Association) to improve diversity. (LRW)