Based on discussions with librarians, library personnel managers, and instructors involved in junior college library technician programs in eight cities, this report of a September 1980 study tour describes the training of library technicians in the United States. Sections cover aims of the study tour; planning the tour; the organization of post-high school education and the development of the library technician movement in the United States; the definition of a library/media technical assistant (L/MTA); L/MTA training program development and structure; the range, level, and duration of L/MTA courses; and distance learning, the job market, certification, and accreditation for L/MTAs. Problems perceived are outlined as the lack of a widely accepted definition of what a technician is and could do; the need for a unified hierarchy of courses with compatibility of qualifications, and content based on task analysis; the need for local advisory committees and external assessment to develop and maintain L/MTA program standing; and the lack of coordination of existing distance learning projects. Recommendations for the improvement of U.S. programs and a series of questions to be considered in Britain are also presented. Extensive appendices present extracts from training program outlines, a manual of position classification standards, and career advisory handbooks; a 10-item bibliography; and a trip itinerary. (ESR)