TABLE OF CONTENTS
 MEDIA
LIBRARIANSHIP: CURRICULAR RESPONSES TO THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
by Rebecca Adler
"Revolutionary" is perhaps the only apt word
to describe the effects the introduction of computer digital technology
has had on the profession, practice,
and,consequently, training of the media librarian. The new situation has
in fact
called for a virtually total revamping
of the degree requirements in the field. This paper compares the respective
1989-90 and 1996-97 curricula in ten
of the leading library schools in the country. Concluding remarks point
to
some possible problematic aspects of
the new curricula, and speculate on what the the future may hold for the
profession.
MEDIA WORKS COLUMN
Great
Expectations: Competency-Based Training for Student Media Center Assistants
by Penny M. Beile
Competency-based training is an approach which
structures learning around competencies defined as fundamental
for successful performance. The competency-based
training program developed for the media center at LSU
Libraries has proven to be adaptable
to the changing technological environment while simultaneously increasing
unit effectiveness.
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EDITOR: Lori J. Widzinski, Head, Media Resources
Center, Health Sciences Library,
State University of New York at Buffalo
ISSN 1069-6792
Revised: 07/23/98
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