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From Inside the DLSEF

By Dr. Katharine M. Stokes

College and University Library Specialist, Library Planning and Development Branch‚ Division of Library Services and Educational Facilities, U.S. Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

You have probably read in your state library or state association publications the announcements of awards to library education programs. These awards will enable library educators to conduct institutes for intensive training to upgrade and update the competencies of persons serving all types of libraries. These institutes are funded under authority of Title II-B of the Higher Education Act and vary in length from two weeks to a semester or more. At least fifteen of them are related to some phase of academic librarianship.

The University of California offers two-week programs in map librarianship or oral history at its Los Angeles campus, and a month-long institute in law librarianship at Berkeley. Institute participants at the University of Maryland, College Park, will study the automation of bibliographical services. The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, offers a six-week institute on Asian materials for college libraries. At the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, one may study junior and community college librarianship for six weeks. Participants in the University of Oregon’s program at Eugene will work part-time from summer to midwinter on mechanization in technical services and circulation areas of the library. In April, the University of Washington, Seattle, will offer a twoweek program on library executive development, and in June 1969, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will offer a two-week study of bibliographic services in East Asian studies. These are examples of the sixty-three institutes being offered; a complete listing may be obained from the DLSEF.

There is a $75 a week stipend plus $15 for each dependent during the institute period; no travel money is included. It is suggested that you begin planning quickly, as some of these institutes start in the middle of June. If you cannot attend an institute, perhaps you have a friend who should be encouraged to go. Any person who has been or is engaged in librarianship, or who has an undergraduate or graduate degree in library science may apply. Information, admission requirements, and application forms for institutes should be obtained from the school offering the program.