The twenty-five items selected for this bibliography include significant contributions to the literature on college librarianship and tutor librarianship for the period 1958-1971. Most of them are taken from the last ten years and form a useful state-of-the-art survey. The authors and titles of all twenty-five items are listed in the table of…

A plan to build an Academy of Library Science to start in 1971 is proposed by the Bureau of the Library of I.K.I.P. (Institute of Teachers' Training and Educational Science). The complete plan is outlined including: the basic considerations, the purposes and educational requirements of the students, the name and status of the institution, the…

Deals with the historical role of public libraries in the United States especially relating to the poor; the commitment on the part of libraries to serve the underserved growing out of the turmoil of the Sixties and the War on Poverty, and the effect of changing inner-city populations on the future role of libraries. (Author)

Reports on two surveys of library school policies toward student experience in libraries prior to graduation. (PF)

The certification process, despite its problems and constraints, is still the best means to achieve the goal of having competent and committed personnel in the school. Improved standards for certification are necessary if future generations are to benefit from the service the talented and well-trained school media specialist can provide. (VT)

Advocates university education of school librarians in Nigeria, which would entail finding the staff to handle the courses and improving the present program, and the setting-up of good, well-maintained, adequately stocked model school libraries in all training institutions. (VT)

The librarian at the University of Juba has few resources, some financial support from outside organizations, and a chronic shortage of trained workers as she works to build a collection to support the practical courses offered at the fledgling university. (JAB)

Discussion of problems in education and training of librarians considers the advantages and disadvantages of internal and external continuing education programs. (JAB)

Library School subject specialty courses contribute to a higher caliber graduate and a widening career spectrum. The current state of such courses is analyzed through data gathered from 59 accredited library science schools. A bibliography and sample lists of courses for art and environmental librarianship are appended. (MBR)

This position paper covering the goals and objectives, faculty, students, governance, administration, financing, and physical facilities for a sixth-year program in librarianship, was adapted by the AALS in January 1978. An analysis of a questionnaire distributed to accredited library schools regarding development of the program is appended. (MBR)

Because people learn much better and much more efficiently in real-life situations, a system of apprenticeships is proposed as an alternative to library school. This would develop common sense, curiosity, concern for other people, and intelligence, none of which can be taught in formal courses. (JPF)

A preliminary report by the Association of American Library Schools Task Force on Accreditation Issues on attitudes of the library education community toward the accreditation process with special attention to the American Library Association Standards for Accreditation, 1972. (Author/KP)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a contract with the University of North Carolina School of Library Science for support services in the operation of the EPA Library. The contract is carried out through an internship which permits students to experience special library work. (Author/PF)

If any one word can be singled out as characterizing the impetus behind much of the work in serials on both the national and international levels for 1975, it is standardization. (Author)