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| author | Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina |
| author_facet | Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina |
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| contents | Resolved: Library Schools Do Not Meet Their Goals and Objectives in Training Academic Librarians to Perform Research. Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina Academic Libraries Curriculum Evaluation Employment Qualifications Higher Education Librarians Library Education Library Schools Research Skills Statistics Theses Academic librarians who have faculty status must meet the same criteria for promotion and tenure as other faculty members, including doing research. However, library schools may not be training librarians adequately in the research skills required for entry level academic positions. In order to determine whether library schools in the United States meet their stated goals and objectives in regard to training librarians for entry level academic positions, the current catalogs of the 60 graduate library education programs in the United States accredited by the American Library Association as of October 1984 were examined. The goals and objectives stated in the catalogs were then compared to courses taught in research and statistical methods, as well as the availability of a thesis option. Results of the study indicate that most library schools do not meet their stated goals and objectives in training academic librarians in the area of research, and it is recommended that library schools require prior training in research methods and statistical techniques for admittance, or require future academic librarians to take such courses while in library school. Statistical information is presented in seven graphs, eight references are provided, and coded information from the library school bulletins is appended. (Author/KM) |
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| publishDate | 1986 |
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| spellingShingle | Resolved: Library Schools Do Not Meet Their Goals and Objectives in Training Academic Librarians to Perform Research. Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina Academic Libraries Curriculum Evaluation Employment Qualifications Higher Education Librarians Library Education Library Schools Research Skills Statistics Theses Resolved: Library Schools Do Not Meet Their Goals and Objectives in Training Academic Librarians to Perform Research. Anderson, David G. Landram, Christina Academic Libraries Curriculum Evaluation Employment Qualifications Higher Education Librarians Library Education Library Schools Research Skills Statistics Theses Academic librarians who have faculty status must meet the same criteria for promotion and tenure as other faculty members, including doing research. However, library schools may not be training librarians adequately in the research skills required for entry level academic positions. In order to determine whether library schools in the United States meet their stated goals and objectives in regard to training librarians for entry level academic positions, the current catalogs of the 60 graduate library education programs in the United States accredited by the American Library Association as of October 1984 were examined. The goals and objectives stated in the catalogs were then compared to courses taught in research and statistical methods, as well as the availability of a thesis option. Results of the study indicate that most library schools do not meet their stated goals and objectives in training academic librarians in the area of research, and it is recommended that library schools require prior training in research methods and statistical techniques for admittance, or require future academic librarians to take such courses while in library school. Statistical information is presented in seven graphs, eight references are provided, and coded information from the library school bulletins is appended. (Author/KM) |
| title | Resolved: Library Schools Do Not Meet Their Goals and Objectives in Training Academic Librarians to Perform Research. |
| topic | Academic Libraries Curriculum Evaluation Employment Qualifications Higher Education Librarians Library Education Library Schools Research Skills Statistics Theses |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED280461 |