Core Curriculum in Library Administration: Evidence from Canada

Abstract

There has been a great deal of criticism of management education in library schools. This paper provides evidence from Canadian library schools and Canadian public librarians that suggests that some of these criticisms may be outdated. Library schools are providing, for the most part, what the critics have suggested and what the profession is demanding. There is a core curriculum in the basic library management course and it is in accordance with the views of public librarians. By a wise choice of elective courses, students can become conversant with more depth and perhaps even quantitative aspects of management