S E L E C T I ONS FROM ER I C Journal Articles Godwin, Mary Jo. ( 1 99 l , Mar.). Special Report: ALISE Explores the Elements for Educational Excellence. Wilson Librmy Bulle­ tin, 65 (7), 5 1 -52. (Available UMI). Provides a summary of U1e 1 99 1 conference of U1e Asso­ ciation for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Highlights include an evaluation of U1e doctorate degree; prob­ lems w i th tradi tional l ibrary educatio n ; the need for multidisciplinary curriculums; statistics about library science educators; postgraduate internships; and revised standards for accrediting library education prognuns. Hallman, Clark N. ( 1 990, Sep). Technology: Trigger for Clumge . in Reference Librarianship. Journal of Academic Librariansllip, 1 6(4), 204-08 . (Available UMl) . Discussion of U1e influence of technological develop­ ments on social change focuses on U1e effects of infonnation technology on academic reference librarianship. Highlights in­ clude reference skills; electronic resources; microcomputer tech­ nology; online catalogs; interaction �md communication with users; the need to teach information skills; m1d possible new educational requirements for librarians. (3 1 references) Muirhead, Graeme A. ( 1 994, Apr.) Current Requirements and Future Prospects for Systems Librarians. Electronic Library, 1 2(2), 97- 1 07. (Available UMI). Reports U1e results of a survey conducted by U1e British Library Research and Development Department regarding sys­ tems l ibrarians' education �md qualifications; experience and professional background; professional activities; how U1ey com­ municate, including U1e use of journals and electronic m ail; U1e job market; career prospects; and future possibilities. (Con­ tains 16 references.) Lester, Ju ne, & O thers . ( 1 9 94, Mar. -Apr. ) Competency Colloquium. Public Libraries, 33 (2 ), 8 1 -9 1 . (Available UMl) . A library school dean, a public library director, m1d a recent graduate working as a public librarian give U1eir reactions to a set of competencies recently developed by U1e Public Library Association' s Education for Public Librarim1s Committee. Back­ ground and future plans for the document are also explained. McCook, KaU1Ieen de Ia Pena & Gonsalves, Tosca 0. ( 1 993). The Research University and Education for Librarianship: Con­ siderations for User Centered Professionals in Libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 19(3-4 ), 93-207. Considers librarim1s' preparation for research university l ibraries. Topics discussed include U1e library ' s role in U1e re­ search university, including advances in information technology and a knowledge management environment; user-cen tered l i- Education Libraries • Vol 1 8, No. 3 brarians; scholarly communication; Ule concept of a learning society; and U1e need for a more diverse population in Ule pro­ fession. (Contains 32 references.) Fisher, William; Matarazzo, James M. ( 1 993, Fall) . Professional Development for Special Librarians: Formal Education and Continuing Education for Excellence. Library Trends, 42(2 ), 290-303. (Available UMI). Explores recent developments and future prospects in the area of professional development for special l ibrarians and in­ formation service professionals. Formal education and continu­ ing education programs are discussed; activities of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) are described; several case studies are reviewed; and the SLA's graduate education position state­ ment is appended. (Contains 14 references.) Bertrand-Gastaldy, Suzanne; & Otllers. ( 1 993, Sum.). Recon­ structing a Master's Degree Program in Library and Informa­ tion S tudies: The Universite de Montreal Experience. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 34(3), 228-43. (Available UMI) Describes U1e revision of the master's degree program undertaken by U1e Universite de Montreal School of Library and Infonnation S tudies. The U1eoretical framework and guiding principles used in U1e revision; studies of the revision process, including reconstruction, administration, and ongoing evalua­ tion; rmd an outline of the revised program are presented. (Contains 1 4 references.) ERIC Document'> AN: ED3 1 3047 Hu,mg, Sanmel T. ( 1 989). The Changing Role of Reference Librarians in Modern Academic Libraries. 1 2pp. (Available from EDRS as ED 3 1 3 047; microfiche or paper copy.) ll1e role of academic reference librarians is taking new shape witl1 U1e continuous development of library technolo­ gies. In addition to U1eir traditional bibliographical, academic, and personal competencies, l ibrarians also have to possess tech­ nological expertise in order to gain access to automated l ibrary processes both for U1emselves, and for providing individual and group online and CD-ROM instruction. Additionally, because of U1eirdaily contact wiU1 patrons, l ibrarians can aid in determining user (Uld community needs, U1ereby helping to establish budget priorities for building library resources and managing staffing. Administrative decisions about automation are also increasingly being made by reference l ibrarians. Continuing education is reconunended for all reference librarians to maintain current knowledge of library infonnation and resource issues. I t is also suggested that librarians should play a proactive role in request- 25 - ing financial support for continuing education, and Uwt U1ey should strive to keep communication lines open wiU1 administra­ tors so U1at t11ey can be infonned and can infonn the administra­ tors of new systems, technologies, and progrmns. (6 references) Saunders, W. L. ( 1 987). Curriculum Development: Tile Core­ Common Trunk or Satellites. The Hague, Net11erlands: Intemational Federation of Library Associations. 24 pp. (Available from EDRS as ED 299 98 1 ; microfiche or paper copy.) TI1is paper identifies issues and potential conflicts in the harmonization of education and training programs for U1e U1ree information professions, i .e. , archives, infonnation science, and librarianship, and notes t11at these professions have a common bond and purpose as carriers of information and providers of service to t11eir user communities. Topics expanded upon in U1e paper include: ( 1 ) curriculum design and development; (2) core library and information science curriculum; (3) relationship anwng infonnation science, l ibrarim1ship, m1d infonnation stud­ ies; (4) infom1ational role of archives; (5) conunon subjects of interest to t11e t11ree professions; (6) institutions teaching all U1ree disciplines; (7) t11e concepts of "trunk" and "satellites"; (8) options or electives in postgraduateprogrmns; and (9) a founda­ tion course in human conununicmion. It is suggested that the teacher, the students, and t11e course itself are all important contributors to t11e hannonization process. Appendixes contain a flow chart of information/records management �md U1e curricu­ lum requirements for a master of arts degree in librari�mship. ( 19 references) Scott, Aldyt11 D. ( 1983). Computer-Related Pre-Professional Education for Library and lnjonnation Work. Paper presented at t11e Annual Conference of t11e Instructional Technology and Library and Infonnation Science Association, London, Englm1d. December 8 - 10, 1983. 9pp. (Available from EDRS as ED 252 174; microfiche or paper copy.) TI1is analysis of a research and development progrmn conducted in t11e Brighton Polytechnic Department of Librarian- - 26 ship between 1 975 and 1980 to explore the use of computer­ related education in all areas of t11e librarianship curriculum focuses on t11e use of computer-based teaching packages inte­ grated into U1e core curriculum, t11e nature and content of prelimi­ nary course units required to support computer-related core curriculum teaching, t11e development of a series of objectives for such a program, and t11e identification of factors influencing success in obtaining t11ese objectives. Problems encountered are discussed, including t11e need to strike a balance between tradi­ tional course content and content reflecting environmental changes, and principles formulated are outlined. Recent ad­ vances in technology and the extentoftlleoretical knowledge and practical expertise now required by professionals are discussed in relation to t11e findings of U1is analysis. Seven references are listed. · How to Obta i n Materials Cited in this Bibliography: Journal article citations are from Current Index to Journals in Education. The articles may be obtained from a college, univer­ sity, or large public l ibrary, borrowed t11rough interlibrary loan, or if so indicated, ordered from: UMI Clearinghouse, 300 N. Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48 106. Phone: 1 -800-521 -0600. ERIC Documents are announced in Resources in Education. They can be read in full text at any library holding an ERIC microfiche collection. They can also be ordered in paper or microfiche copy from t11eERIC DocumentReproduction Service (EDRS), 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 1 10, Springfield, VA22 1 53- 2852. Phone: 1 -800-443-ERIC or 703-440-1 400. Call for prices and delivery options. TI1is column was prepared by the staff oft11eERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology, S yracuse University, S yracuse, N Y 1 3244-4 1 00 ; (3 1 5 ) 443-3640; (800) 464-9 1 07 ; eric@ericir.syr.edu Education Libraries • Vol 1 8, No. 3 News fro m ERIC New S u n SITE for AskERIC a t ERIC/IT Sun Microsystems, Inc., recently announced its newest Sun SITE server, a collaboration with the U.S . Department of Education and Syracuse University. Located at the upstate New York campus and accessible worldwide via the Internet, the Sun SITE repository will host the AskERIC Virtual Library, the most widely used educational service on the net. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program and developed by the School of Information Studies and School of Education at Syracuse University, AskERIC is a national information system for educa­ tors, parents, and anyone interested in education. Last year, AskERIC was chosen as a finalist in U1e education and academia category for U1e prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian A wards ·for innovative use of information technology. According to Mike Eisenberg, professor of Infonnation Studies and director of AskERIC, "Being a Sun SITE location gives us a tremendous boost. Demand for AskERIC resources has ex ploded, wiU1 0ver 1 8,000 direct user contacts a week. WiU1 Sun SITE, we can expand the quality and quantity of our holdings to me�t U1e users ' needs. We can also work with Sun and other Sun S ITE partners to take advantage of cutting-edge technological devel­ opment." The Sun SITE server system at Syracuse University also provides remote access to educational and general resources U1roughout U1e world. And because U1e infonnation is presented in "hypertext" links, it can be linked to oU1er Sun SITE databases with the click of a mouse button or a simple keystroke. "AskERIC and Sun have been leaders in harnessing U1e power of the Intemet," said Linda Roberts, Special Adviser of Educational Technology for U1e Department of Education . "I mn delighted Uwt U1e new Sun SITE will host U1e AskERIC Virtual Library at Syracuse Univer sity. This is an example of partnerships that c�m truly benefit education. I expect that U1is project will provide students and teachers wiU1 a source of rich materials m1d exciting learning opportunities." To reach U1e S yracuse Sun SITE, type: http://ericir.sunsite.syr.edu in U1e URL (uniform resource locator) prompt in a Mosaic tool . Sun Microsystems, Inc., can be accessed by typing http:/ www.sun .com at U1e URL prompt in a Mosaic interface. ERIC/IT Clearinghouse to Provide ERIC Searching through the Internet In an effort to provide resilient and reliable access to the ERIC Education Libraries • Vol 1 8, No. 3 database over the Internet, Personal Librarian Software (PLS), Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC), and ERIC/IT have joined forces. Personal Librarian Software has provided the use of t11eir powerful search engine and, with technical assistance from NPAC, ERIC/IT has developed a Mosaic/Lynx interface for searching U1e ERIC database. Users with Mosaic capabilities will access a forms application to submit their search request. Non-Mosaic users will telnet to ericir.syr.edu and search through Lynx or search through U1eir own Lynx clients. In addition, the system will support searching t11rough Z39.50 clients. Personal Librarian Software brings unique retrieval capabilities to the project. Using PLS, each search term entered will generate a list of related words. The search is then run on this combined list to produce a weighted list of citations, that is, a list presented in order of U1eir relevance based on tl1e number of occurrences of each of U1e search terms. For furt11er information, contact tlle ERIC/IT Clearinghouse or AskERIC@ericir.syr.edu Two New ERIC Publications For up-to-date information on U1e trends, professional develop ments, research, and resources in t11e field of educational techno! ogy, many professionals tum to "Educational Media and Tech­ nology Year book" (EMTY). Celebrating its 20tll anniversary, EMTY continues to chronicle tl1e development of a relatively new and quickly changing field. Amidst t11e enormous changes in U1e field, U1e goal ofU1is edition remains the same as its predeces­ sors: "to help media professionals see U1emselves in a changing, expanding field and become better infonned about tl1e purposes, activities, and accomplishments of U1e many organizations with activities relative to the utilization of media." The infonnation in EMTY offers orgm1ized access to current developments in tl1e field. This 350p. yearbook is available for $60.00 from tlle Clearinghouse. Applying technology is a priority atPeakview Elementary School. Teachers and students are using technology and telling how tlley like doing so in "Technology Making a Difference: The Peakview Elementary School S tudy", a new monograph published by tlle ERIC Clearinghouse on Infonnatiori & Technology, S yracuse, New York. The Peak view Elementary School, Aurora, Colorado, is the site of U1is study tl1at focuses on implementing new technology at U1e elementary school level. Teachers are collabo­ rating wiU1 technology specialists and together tl1ey are redesign ing curricula to include laserdisc players, modems, high- quality · software, and Hyper-S tudio multimedia environments. The re suits include increases in student motivation and achievement. Brent G. Wilson, Roger Hamil ton, James L. Teslow, and Thomas A. Cyr, record candid comments from teachers and students 27 - about the transition from traditional teaching methods to new technology integration in the Classroom. More Uwn 1 25 ligures and tables U1roughout this 230 page publication dis play teachers' and students' responses to questionnaires. ll1is guide sells for $ 1 5 New ERIC Digests o ll1e Impact of School Library Media Center on Academic Achievement o Infonnation Literacy for an Infonnation Society o An Introduction to lntemet Resources for K- 1 2 Educators Part 1: Information Resources o An Introduction to Intemet Resources for K- 1 2 Educators Part II: Question Answering, Listservs, Discussion Groups o Libraries and U1e Intemet o Say "Yes" to Telephone Lines in U1e Classroom ll1is column was prepared by U1e staff of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Infom1ation & Technology, S yracuse Universi ty, Syracuse, NY 1 3244-4 1 00 ; (3 1 5 ) 443-3640; (800) 464-9 1 07 ; eric@ericir.syr.edu - 28 Education Libraries • Vol 1 8, N o . 3