Describes an information literacy skills assessment project by California State University as part of an accountability process. Highlights include information competence; a qualitative study using information scenarios; capturing what students do when they search for information; and ethnographic data. (LRW)

Describes various infoshops across the United States: these centers offer alternative materials; are collaboratively run and staffed by volunteers; are typically founded/run by young people; and often serve as venues for concerts, screenings, and political discussions. Suggests libraries might take inspiration from infoshops, and serve coffee,…

Includes four articles that address issues related to the recruitment and employment of librarians and support staff with disabilities. Highlights include the Americans with Disabilities Act; flexibility in work schedules and procedures; mentors; appropriate technology; and meeting the needs of disabled patrons. (LRW)

Explores how a tenure support group can provide a mechanism for discussing concerns and channeling efforts for academic librarians seeking faculty status. Discusses establishing tenure support groups and their role. Describes programs presented to tenure-track librarians at Texas A&M University, and outlines benefits of participation. (PEN)

Describes a cooperative effort by a school librarian and a middle school English teacher to bring young adult literature into the classroom through the creation of booklists and giving booktalks for books on the list. Discusses benefits to the library and the classroom. Presents an annotated bibliography of titles according to the time period in…

Discussion of scholarly publication that is required of academic librarians focuses on a study that looks in detail at the aggregate publishing record of the librarians at Penn State University, an institution that requires publication as a condition of continued employment. (Author/LRW)

Articulates key elements in the "invisible substrate" of information science. Emphasizes information science's role as a meta-science--conducting research and developing theory around documentary products of other disciplines and activities. Suggests that mental activities of information science center around "representation" and "organization" of…

Argues that providing end users with more information does not really address their problems and, in fact, does not even identify them. Topics discussed include the growth of information technology, reasons for the decline in the number of reference librarians, roles of libraries, and the importance of information intermediaries. (MES)

Discusses features of the newly revised version of "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning," including the premise at the beginning of the book; the information literacy standards section; the next section that addresses issues of the school library media program's multiple roles; and the last chapter devoted to the…

Lists eight journal articles written by Charles Bunge that address the measurement of library reference effectiveness. Topics include determining goals; gathering data to determine effectiveness through user satisfaction; assessing reference output; costs and benefits; interpreting data; and the use of computerized forms to gather data. (LRW)

Presents results of the American Library Association "ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries 1998." Three tables show percent change in mean of salaries paid 1990-1997, rank order of position titles by mean of salaries paid, and percent of librarians by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission category and by Sex. (AEF)

Investigates how librarians learn to teach and what they need to know. Highlights include information literacy; methods of instruction; learning and motivational theories; planning instruction; working with faculty; and an annotated bibliography of 28 sources of information on teaching librarians to teach, including Web sites. (LRW)

Discusses the character of higher education in Australia and considers the emphasis on lifelong learning that is leading to new partnerships between faculty and librarians. Topics include the development of university policy; research and scholarship; higher degree supervision; curriculum design; and course development that includes information…

Reports on the redesign of Pima Community College's (PCC) West Campus library/student center. States that the college made the redesign a participatory process, developing a master plan through a series of intensive multiple-day workshops that included faculty members, staff, students, and community members. Concludes that consistent participation…

Librarians can provide access to responsible Internet resources designed specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Web sites described in this article include: for youth, by youth; national organizations; and references. (AEF)