INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION-SERVICE MANAGERS - EXPECTATIONS OF, AND SUPPORT OF, THE EDUCATIONAL-PROCESS

TWO INDUSTRIAL LIBRARY managers state the qualities they look for in l ibrary school graduates to fill positions in their organizations and t he key skills that they expect to be included in the curricula of libr ary schools. Library employers are consumers of library school product s and library schools should be aware of their consumers' needs. Speci al libraries have special requirements in addition to subject speciali zation such as determining the priority of requests, appreciating the impact of information on the business, and the timeliness of replies t o the requests. At the same time, they are of ten small departments wh ere each member must be a generalist, and there is not much time to ta ke on outside duties. Nevertheless, they recommend several steps that special librarians can take to bring special library concerns and need s to the formal education program.