The Education of Community College Librarians
The library schools have a role to play, in being continually aware of changes taking place in general education and business, and in every phase of social, cultural, and educational development. They should be alert to changes, to interests, and to the needs and ever ready to make changes in library education which will be responsive to these needs.1 THIS STATEMENT by Martha Boaz, dean of the School of Library Science, University of Southern California, seems a fitting prefatory statement for this article on education for community college librarianship. What role if any, library schools should play in the education of community college librarians has been a matter of speculation and debate. Some educators would contend that the preparation of community college librarians is sufficient in its present form; that is, the pursuit of a masters of library science degree with academic library emphasis. Others would contend that although this preparation may have been sufficient for the 1950-70 period when this institution was developing and experiencing rapid growth, with the 1970's, the community college has established itself as a viable and responsive institution in the higher educational spectrum. These educators would contend that a significant change in the educational preparation of community college librarians is in order, in fact, over-due. A. M. Cohen and F. B. Brawer wrote:
Training the Junior College Librarian.
IN THE 1880's there were a few junior colleges all privately supported. The first public junior college was established in 1901 at Joliet, Illinois. By the close of the 193O's there were about 400 and in 1957 their number had increased to 597. During the next decade more than 200 new junior colleges were formed. By 1968 there were over 800. Judging by the recent annual rates of growth, it is predicted that by 1970 there will be over 1,000 junior colleges.1 Most of the early junior colleges were very small in size, often being served by only one librarian. Today small junior colleges still exist, but the number of the larger organizations has steadily increased, especially among those which are publicly supported. An ever increasing percentage of the junior college libraries require the services of several professional and non-professional staff members. Not only have junior colleges increased in number; they pursue more diverse goals than those established during the first three or four decades of this century. Originally most junior colleges offered merely courses identical with or similar to those offered in the freshmen and
High-Speed Infrared Radiometers*
The paper describes high-speed infrared radiometers utilizing thermistor infrared detectors. Instruments with 4- and 8-in. diam Cassegrain mirror optics are described. The method of operation and the calibration of these radiometers is discussed.The radiometers are uniformly sensitive from 0.7 to 35 μ. They have a response time of 16 msec and a sensitivity of the order of 10−10 w/cm−2 corresponding to a blackbody temperature differential of 0.01°C.The radiometers are used for quantitative measurements of infrared radiation and remote temperature determinations.