Standards for Library Schools, 1976

Abstract

At the General Council Meeting of IFLA in Lausanne in August 1976 the Section of Library Schools discussed the "Standards for Library Schools ", drafted by its Stand ing Advisory Committee. The Section approved the Standards unanimously with a few modifications. The revised English text is printed below. A French, German and Russian version will be available at the beginning of next year. Any comments from IFLA members can be directed to the Secretary of the Section, Dr. H.P. Geh, c/o Württembergische Landesbibliothek, POB 769, 7000 Stuttgart,BRD. 1) See Part II, Definitions. 2) F. N. Withers, Standards for Library Service: an International Survey (Paris: Unesco Press, 1974), p. 9. 3) Intergovernmental Conference on the Planning of National Documentation, Library and Ar chives Infrastructures. Paris, 23-27 Sept. 1974. Final Report. Objective 8. P. 28. 4) Actes du Conseil Général, 34e Session, 107-110.