The LMS and library media program standards were written to reflect the 21st century learner. The most current documents, "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" and "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action", have embraced the 21st century learner jargon, despite how vaguely the terms are defined. The library standards, although written…

This paper discusses the LaGuardia Community College Library's launch of a fully-online one-credit research class. The authors discuss the process for creating the class, from the technical specifications to the pedagogical approach to the course content and delivery. The authors also discuss the challenges of providing a fully online class to…

This article defines the elements of Access Services, explains the importance of those aspects in the library, and proposes a course centered on Access Services for library schools. The areas of circulation, interlibrary loan, course reserves, collection maintenance, and public relations are core components of Access Services. Each of those…

Describes a continuing education course which addresses the dollar value of access to information and the mechanics of how to charge fees within an institution or as an entrepreneur. The significance of the topic, characteristics of students taking the class, and the course outline are reviewed. (MES)

Examines issues of special library management and the emphases in SLA (Special Libraries Association) continuing education courses dealing with these issues. Five courses taught for SLA are described, including one-day courses on management communications, delegation, and effective supervisory skills, as well as seminars dealing with human…

This report describes how the bibliographic instruction program at the learning resource center of Arizona's Northland Pioneer College (NPC) tries to encourage potential patrons to become aware of, and use, the library's services. It is noted that NPC serves a widely scattered geographic area with a diverse, isolated service population which is…

Describes how four classes of high school students were introduced to concepts and terminology of online bibliographic searching, were instructed to formulate their own search strategies, and received opportunity to observe their execution. Purpose, course description, course evaluation responses, and postcourse examination results are noted.…

Describes the process of developing graduate courses in children's literature and library services to children. The needs of library school students electing children's services as a career option, children's literature courses available outside of library schools, and the growth of materials about children's literature are taken into…

Describes a library school's curriculum review process for children's services which involved networking between library and information science faculty and other departments, current students and graduates representing practitioners from various school levels, and public children's and young adult librarians. Eight course descriptions are…