This paper discusses the evolution from the vocational emphasis of librarianship to a new research and higher education oriented concept of library and information science, focusing on changes in the Nordic countries, and Sweden in particular. Recognizing the strong interrelationship between analytical reviews for policy decisions, research and…

Two classic papers on continuing education for professional groups are examined and related to the library/information science field in Canada: (1) "Role of Continuing Education in Current Professional Development" (Cyril Houle, Professor of Adult Education at the University of Chicago); and (2) "Continuing Education in the…

Seventy schools of library and information science in 13 countries responded to a 1972 questionnaire on educational and training programs. The survey was conducted to review the current position and trends in training and education for library and information science. Respondents were questioned on the need for change, mechanization, theory and…

Five papers in this collection are concerned with the preservation of library materials; the remaining paper addresses library building standards, emphasizing their value and identifying other reports on library standards. The conservation papers cover: (1) training for conservation in Canada, identifying institutions and associations offering…

Undertaken to determine what potential exists for greater library school involvement in continuing education for health science librarians in Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan, this study had four major objectives: (1) to assess the current status for medical librarians in the region as provided by library education programs, (2) to identify possible…

The Leadership Training Institute at the School of Library Science, Florida State University, has compiled a guide for evaluating programs in library leadership training. There are chapters on the qualifications of a training director; the evaluation process; context evaluation, which includes a statement of the problem, objectives, and criteria;…

Discusses five main components in teaching on-line bibliographic searching: (1) general introduction, (2) specific introduction, (3) demonstration search, (4) live search, and (5) assessing search results. Methods of demonstration involving videotaped searches, audio cassettes, and digital cassettes as well as live demonstrations are analyzed as…

Reports results of an informal survey that identified instructional materials used in teaching cataloging and classification in library and information science programs in the United States and Canada. A listing of materials is provided under the headings of cataloging and classification tools, textbooks, and background and supplementary reading…

Discussion of developments that have taken place in library education in Nicaragua since the establishment of the revolutionary government highlights funding sources, faculty composition, enrollment trends, and future prospects for seminar programs and the Central American University library program are discussed. (14 references) (CLB)

Briefly summarizes two main themes raised at the 1987 seminar on library and information science at Loughborough University; i.e., the response of library schools to the professional image, and the response of the schools to the emerging employment market. (CLB)

Presents historical review of issues and trends in training of professionals for subject-oriented libraries and argues that resistance by library education programs to practitioner demands for specialization has limited librarians to a narrow range of work in the "Information Society" and created unnecessary divisions within the…

Examination of 11 major library science journals for period 1979 through 1983 to determine affiliation of authors of substantive articles indicates that requirements for academic librarians to publish affect publication productivity, and that findings concerning productivity of library school faculties are consistent with those of earlier…

Highlights concepts and developments over past century in continuing library education. Library school initiatives in 1960s, contribution of Association of American Library Schools (AALS), the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), and roles of state library agencies, federal government, professional associations, and academic…

Analyzes development of education programs for information management in graduate schools of business and management, and discusses themes currently appearing in the business literature that indicate a need for information management courses. Present information management programs in business schools and current and future relationships with…

Discussion of the process of postsecondary accreditation highlights elements of accreditation (institutional, move from private voluntary activity to public process; and accreditation by American Library Association's Committee on Accreditation (public interest, institutional setting, standards, broadening the field, undergraduate programs). (21…