... services Librarians Students Compared to the well‐settled western European democratic societies which have developed in an organic way, Hungary, like other central and eastern European countries, is now experiencing a transitory period full of dramatic changes and controversy in politics...

...Anthony John Beard Argues the hypothesis that practical placements for students of librarianship are especially problematic as the student, often straight from school, needs experience of the “world of work” and its expectations as well as specifically library and information work. These two needs...

...Niels Ole Pors Presents results from investigations into the information labour market,library school students′ work preferences and orientations. Also presents the ordinary citizen′s view of librarians and library work. These investigations show that Danish library school students have changed...

...Peter Stephen; Maria E. Burke Describes the library and information course at Manchester′s Department of Library and Information Studies which has recently been updated to present the course as a crucial part of (not a prelude to) a career, and help students to decide on their career hopes...

...Anthony Beard A number of students have come to the University of North London′s School of Information Studies from EC universities and polytechnics under the ERASMUS scheme. They attend courses in the School, or more often go on work placements. There are various problems that arise,principally...