Information storage and retrieval in the professional curriculum

It is generally accepted that cataloguing and classification should be included in the core subjects in any course leading to the award of a professional library qualification. In Britain the professional examinations of the LA have included the subject at both first and final levels, and all library schools currently offering degree or diploma courses set it in its conventional place. Indeed it could be said that any school failing to offer such instruction would be unlikely to receive accreditation for registration purposes.