SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 3
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Title
SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 3
Subject
MLIS
SLIS
SLIS
Description
A document outlining committee recommendations for the foundation of a school of library science
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
FIMS Graduate Library
Date
Winter 1992
Format
TIFF
Language
English
Identifier
Page 3_Display.tif
Coverage
1964-08-20—1965-02-05
Date Created
1965?
Is Part Of
SLIS 25th Anniversary Display
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The Sub-Committee recommends:
That the need for a new library school in Ontario be recognized at once.
Factors Affecting the Choice of Location of a New Library School
• The School must meet, as soon as possible after its establishment, the standards of accreditation of the American Library Association.
• The library school should be in a university centre, in a university where the interest and activity in related academic departments is especially vital, and where the use of computers is under lively, philosophical, and speculative inquiry.
• The parent university should be at a centre of population so that an increasing number of people may be attracted into professional librarianship by the opportunity of receiving instruction within manageable range of their homes.
A preliminary consideration of Ontario Universities which might now be considered suitable as host for a library school in the light of the American Library Association standards provided a short list of five possible sites: McMaster University, Queen’s University, The University of Western Ontario, The University of Windsor, and York University.
On August 20, 1964, at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on University Affairs, William G. Davis, Minister of University Affairs was given a report, dated February 17, 1964, entitled, "The Supply of Librarians". This Report indicated that there was a need for a much greater number of librarians for the universities for undergraduate programs, but particularly for the highly specialized librarians needed to work with graduate programs. It was also indicated that many more librarians would be required for public libraries, libraries in elementary and secondary school, and for special libraries in industry, financial, technical, research, and government areas. The Report indicated that there was considerable urgency and that action should be taken immediately to meet the problem.
January 9, 1965, Dr. C.T. Bissell, on behalf of the Committee of Presidents of Provincially Assisted Universities and Colleges of Ontario, forwarded to William Davis a copy of the Report, Memorandum on a Third Library for Ontario. This report supported the establishment of a new library school in Ontario. In a letter dated the 5th of February 1965, Davis wrote to G.E. Hall, the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, asking if U.W.O. would undertake the establishment of a new library
school. He concluded by writing: "If the decision of The University of Western Ontario is favourable to this proposal, you may be assured of every possible assistance from the Department of University Affairs to ensure that an adequate supply of highly qualified and well-trained librarians is available to our universities, schools, public libraries and
related areas". Following a meeting of the Board of Governors, Secretary Fraser H. Rowland informed Davis of the unanimous acceptance of the offer.
The Sub-Committee recommends:
That the need for a new library school in Ontario be recognized at once.
Factors Affecting the Choice of Location of a New Library School
• The School must meet, as soon as possible after its establishment, the standards of accreditation of the American Library Association.
• The library school should be in a university centre, in a university where the interest and activity in related academic departments is especially vital, and where the use of computers is under lively, philosophical, and speculative inquiry.
• The parent university should be at a centre of population so that an increasing number of people may be attracted into professional librarianship by the opportunity of receiving instruction within manageable range of their homes.
A preliminary consideration of Ontario Universities which might now be considered suitable as host for a library school in the light of the American Library Association standards provided a short list of five possible sites: McMaster University, Queen’s University, The University of Western Ontario, The University of Windsor, and York University.
On August 20, 1964, at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on University Affairs, William G. Davis, Minister of University Affairs was given a report, dated February 17, 1964, entitled, "The Supply of Librarians". This Report indicated that there was a need for a much greater number of librarians for the universities for undergraduate programs, but particularly for the highly specialized librarians needed to work with graduate programs. It was also indicated that many more librarians would be required for public libraries, libraries in elementary and secondary school, and for special libraries in industry, financial, technical, research, and government areas. The Report indicated that there was considerable urgency and that action should be taken immediately to meet the problem.
January 9, 1965, Dr. C.T. Bissell, on behalf of the Committee of Presidents of Provincially Assisted Universities and Colleges of Ontario, forwarded to William Davis a copy of the Report, Memorandum on a Third Library for Ontario. This report supported the establishment of a new library school in Ontario. In a letter dated the 5th of February 1965, Davis wrote to G.E. Hall, the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario, asking if U.W.O. would undertake the establishment of a new library
school. He concluded by writing: "If the decision of The University of Western Ontario is favourable to this proposal, you may be assured of every possible assistance from the Department of University Affairs to ensure that an adequate supply of highly qualified and well-trained librarians is available to our universities, schools, public libraries and
related areas". Following a meeting of the Board of Governors, Secretary Fraser H. Rowland informed Davis of the unanimous acceptance of the offer.
Original Format
paper
Citation
Unknown, “SLIS 25th Anniversary Display Page 3,” Special Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://archive.fims.uwo.ca/specialcollections/items/show/402.