EDITORIAL 

by Anne M. Galler 

The theme for this issue is faculty-librarian partnership. The lead article is based 

on research conducted by the author to query both librarians and faculty about 

learning outcomes with which they feel students enrolled in an education program 

should become familiar. The survey is described in detail in the article, as well as 

the strategies she developed subsequently in order to teach information retrieval 

skills to students. 

The next article suggests strategies for the strengthening of teacher preparation 

through a well-structured library program, and also explores the possibility of a 

strong link between teachers and librarians. As the authors state, many education 

faculty do not make it compulsory for education students to attend library instruction 

sessions. This results in some students never acquiring the necessary information 

retrieval skills for their life-long education which, of course, the authors deplore 

and intend to remedy. 

In a lighter vein, the third article is somewhat different as it offers an insight 

into librarians as characters in novels. It would probably appeal to all librarians, not 

just education librarians, as it lists fiction titles the author studied in order to elucidate . 

information about the protagonist's character. 

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