Journal Of Education For Librarianship

Vols. for 1971-1984 include an unnumbered directory issue, of the association under its various names, which is cataloged separately.

Vols. for 1971-1984 include an unnumbered directory issue, of the association under its various names, which is cataloged separately.

In The Management of Library and Information Studies Education, leading educators discuss the management and various components of library and information education as they pertain to accreditation standards for library and information schools. It brings together valuable information on library accreditation essential to all library professionals concerned with the goals of professional education for library and information studies. Deans, professors, librarians, and students at library schools will find valuable insights into the management of library and information studies education and its applications to the components that accompany the structure of their profession. This informative volume addresses the rationales, strategies, and trends in library science, as well as the influences from other disciplines, that impact the management of library education. Contributors identify topics that look to the future to help readers with long-range planning and management for library education. This comprehensive book is divided into seven sections, each covering a different area of the management of library education, such as: the timetable for the revision of the 1972 Standards for Accreditation the mission, goals, and objectives of library and information science educational institutions generally, with an examination of the philosophies and availability of various programs around the country the traditional curricula in the library and information science school and its enhancement and expansion challenges in faculty management--setting priorities between the demands to teach and advise, to conduct research, and to contribute to the university generally examination of the management of students and analysis of demographic characteristics, diversification, admission standards, and recruitment patterns financial support and funding for library and information science schools assessment of the management of an evaluation; accreditation policies and procedures and the activities involved before, during, and after an on site visit Educators in library and information studies programs, university administrators, and those interested in libraries will find The Management of Library and Information Studies Education to be required reading. Those interested in accreditation issues and evaluation practices as well as management in general will find this book to be of lasting value in setting goals and manageable objectives for a wide variety of institutions and organizations.

In The Demise of the Library School, Richard J. Cox places the present and future of professional education for librarianship in the debate on the modern corporate university. The book is a series of meditations on critical themes relating to the education of librarians, archivists, and other information professionals, playing off of other commentators analyzing the nature of higher education and its problems and promises.

At the heart of any discussion about the future of libraries is the future of librarians—and how well our instructional programs, especially the Master of Library Science (MLS) degree, prepare them for their careers. This book continues the critical conversations around preparing future librarians.