Barriers to research in library schools are identified; and some alternative means of eliminating or lessening the barriers are considered. (Author)

The Educational Directory, 1919-20 is divided into seven distinct parts. Part 6, Libraries and Museums, covers the following: (1) Libraries of public and society libraries; (2) Executive officers of State library commissions; (3) Directors of library schools; and (4) Directors of museums. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [For Parts 1-3, see…

Library schools need to address the question of professional preparation in relation to their present programs. In addition to the author, statements are made by Ralph Blasingame, Martha Boaz, George Bobinski, Margaret Chisholm, Guy Garrison, Norman Horrocks, Jean Lowrie, Kenneth Shaffer, Roy Stokes, and William Summers. (4 references) (SJ)

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…