Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
University of Northern Iowa. Division of School Library Studies--History; Library education--Iowa--Cedar Falls--History;
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to compile a descriptive chronological history of the Department of Library Science at UNI from 1948 through 1968. Faculty, curriculum, facilities, and influencing factors were particularly noted.
Information was obtained through personal interviews with faculty members from the period, interview-questionnaires, and a search of university Bulletins, budgets, correspondence, and Faculty Senate minutes. The facts gathered were then presented chronologically within the areas of curriculum, faculty, facilities, and other information. A separate section contained the comparison of the Department of Library Science at UNI with the general pattern of development of education for school librarians.
The faculty was found to be small in number throughout the period, and they had a positive influence on the department's growth. The number of courses offered increased little, but the content did change. Facilities grew with the department. Departmental requirements surpassed state certification requirements. The department's development did follow the pattern of development of school librarian education; it moved from a technical to a philosophical approach and then to the master's degree program.
Year of Submission
1977
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Department
Division of School Library Studies
First Advisor
Leah Hiland
Second Advisor
Elizabeth Martin
Date Original
1977
Object Description
1 PDF file (ii, 74 pages)
Copyright
©1977 Myral A. S. Gilson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Gilson, Myral A. S., "A history of the Department of Library Science at the University of Northern Iowa, 1948-1968" (1977). Graduate Research Papers. 79.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/79
