Describes the University of Florida's course, Automated Information Sources and Services, and presents the results of a survey of 46 accredited library schools which indicate that instruction provided in online searching is widespread and growing, but that great diversity exists among library schools in instructional goals and objectives. (CWM)

A study to determine the characteristics of literature cited and used in library science doctoral dissertations, with implications for university libraries serving library schools. Data is tabulated for United States and foreign publications, age of cited works, number and frequency of citations, library science subjects, and subjects in other…

Updates earlier studies on the characteristics of authorship of articles published in "College & Research Libraries", focusing on gender, institutional affiliation, and extent of collaboration. Results show representation by academic librarians and authors affiliated with library schools increased, collaboration predominated, and…

Lacking a regional library school in the 1930s, librarians of the Maritime Library Institute (MLI) did not view themselves as inferior to the "trained librarians" of central Canada, but crafted a professional identity through mutual support and shared expertise. This essay discusses creation of the MLI; transforming the Maritime Library…

A survey of library school students examined: (1) preferences influencing career choice; (2) reasons for getting an MLS; (3) comparisons with alternative occupations; (4) accuracy of expectations about salaries and placement; (5) comparison of expectations of students with and without previous library experience; and (6) differences between male…

Describes the results of a survey of library schools that examined the prevalence and extent of instruction in cataloging three dimensional objects and faculty perceptions of such instruction. The discussion covers the effects of a possible print bias on library school graduates. (12 references) (Author/CLB)

Provides an overview of third world library literature from 1980-85. The current state of professional publishing is examined for Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The role of library schools, professional organizations, national libraries, government information agencies, and commercial firms in the production of library…

This report, the third in a series that profiles library education programs lacking accreditation by the American Library Association, focuses on student-related characteristics, including enrollment, financial information, student assessment, and problems with the programs. The lack of information in the professional literature about…

Presents a composite picture of doctoral programs in schools of library and information science that updates and supplements two earlier studies of doctoral programs. Highlights include levels attained on admissions criteria, time taken to complete the program, methods of choosing doctoral committees, and positions held by graduates of doctoral…

Describes plans to combine the University of Papua New Guinea's library and information studies with journalism and communication studies within a new South Pacific Centre for Communication and Information in Development. Issues covered include the planning process, the center's goals, and suggested programs of study. A sidebar presents abstracts…

Describes distance-learning programs being developed by library schools based on experiences in Texas, Florida, South Carolina, and Illinois. Web sites for five library-school distance-learning programs are listed, and a sidebar explains an OCLC Institute that combines on-site offerings with distance learning for global participants. (LRW)

Discussion of the professional education of information workers argues the importance of core skills development but also reaffirms the value of library history. Examines the historical dynamics of the birth of the profession, alongside the modern library, in order to gain a critical perspective on contemporary postmodern libraries. (Contains 25…

What library/information science education offerings are relevant to preparing graduates for careers in the special library sector? The strengths and weaknesses of education for special librarianship; the match between SLA's competencies statement and what is being taught in LIS master's degree programs; and the role of SLA in continuing education…

To transform humanists with Ph.D.'s into academic librarians is the purpose of an initiative recently launched by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The equivalent of an apprenticeship, the program revolves postdoctoral work in an academic library in lieu of earning a master's degree from a library and information studies…

The development of a little-known library education program hosted on four historically Black colleges and university campuses and credited with training more than 200 African American teacher-librarians is explored. The program's importance to the evolvement of secondary education of the largely undereducated and disenfranchised people of the…