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Main Author: Berk, Robert A., Ed.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1979
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED197723
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  • Allerton Invitational Conference on Education for Health Sciences Librarianship. Proceedings of a Conference (Monticello, Illinois, April 2-4, 1979). Berk, Robert A., Ed. Certification Curriculum Development Graduate Study Librarians Library Education Masters Degrees Medical Libraries Medicine Professional Continuing Education The conference described in this report had five objectives: to examine the existing curricula for medical librarianship in accredited library school programs; to examine trends in post-master's training programs for health sciences librarianship; to explore the relationship between graduate education for health sciences librarianship and the delivery of continuing education in this field; to examine the relationship between competencies required for certification and existing educational processes; and to produce guidelines for designing new or revising existing curricula in health sciences librarianship. The keynote and six position papers, along with responses, discussions, and recommendations, are included: (1) Pragmatism and Intellection in Medical Library Education, by Estelle Brodman; (2) Standards for Graduate Education Programs in Health Sciences Librarianship, by Martha Jane K. Zachert; (3) The Place of Specialization in the Master's Degree Program, by Russell E. Bidlack; (4) Education for Health Sciences Librarianship: The Master's Curriculum Component, by Pauline V. Angione and Diana Northup; (5) Post-Master's Training Programs for Health Sciences Librarianship, by Louise Darling; (6) MLA Certification in Relation to Graduate, Postgraduate, and Continuing Education Programs, by Phyllis Mirsky; and (7) The Relationship Between Graduate Education and Continuing Education in Health Sciences Librarianship, by Jo Ann Bell and Fred W. Roper. (FM)