Education in the use of information in university and academic environments

Abstract

In discussing this topic at an Aslib Annual Conference one is very conscious of the role past annual conferences have played in the development of this subject field. The first paper of note in this country on the theme was delivered by H. E. Potts at the 1926 conference. At the seventh annual conference in 1930 a resolution of the general session recognized the vital need for training students in the efficient use of libraries and urged university and other education authorities to consider the organization of systematic instruction in this subject in all faculties. More significant was Hutton's paper in 1942 which listed the objectives of such instruction—no one had done this previously and very few have since. One is also conscious of the fact that no action was taken as a result of these three initiatives—so it is with no great hope for change that I speak today.

Citation

Stevenson, M.B. (1976), "Education in the use of information in university and academic environments", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050539