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On November 4, 2001, CLBC, in conjunction with the California
Library Association's African American Round Table, co-sponsored
a panel discussion at the CLA Conference entitled, California's
Library Schools: Vision of the Present and Future.
The program, moderated by Barbara Murray, City
Librarian, Oxnard Public Library, featured the directors of
California's library school programs:
 | Kenneth Dowlin, San Jose State University,
Fullerton Program |
| Virginia A. Walter, UCLA Dept. of Info Studies,
UCLA |
| Blanche Woolls, San Jose State University, School
of Library and Info Science |
| Michael Buckland, UC Berkeley, School of
Information Management and Systems |
| Lesley Farmer, California State University Long
Beach |
The directors provided an overview of their programs, with
their perceptions on today's job market, the impact of diversity
issues, the factors influencing student and faculty
recruitment/retention, the influence of professional
organizations, and how they foresee the future. An open question
period from the audience followed.
For a detail summary of the presentations, click here.
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