"The purpose of this paper is to report on a survey of the library facilities in the professional non-collegiate schools of nursing in the state of Florida. The need for this study was identified in a discussion with Vivan Duxbury, Dean of the School of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, from information revealed in a letter from Geneva K. Cordor, R.N., Educational Director, Florida State Board of Nurse Registration and Nurse Education, Jacksonville, Florida, and from personal investigation in the fields of nursing and library service. This writer's choice of subject has grown out of an interest in nursing and the problems of library service in nursing schools. Problems in nursing school libraries are similar to those in other specialized libraries having their own particular subject matter and terminology. It is assumed that this study will be of help to the professional non-collegiate schools of nursing in Florida in improving their libraries and of interest as vocational guidance to high school students investigating the fields of nursing"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1954." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Sara K. Srygley, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-68).

The purpose of this study is to provide base line data which does not currently exist for libraries supporting nursing education in baccalaureate, masters and doctoral nursing programs. The survey covers physical environment, clientele, resources, budget, and personnel in these libraries. A survey instrument was developed by the researcher and sent to 537 nursing programs in senior colleges and universities listed in Baccalaureate Education in Nursing 1989-90, and Graduate Education in Nursing 1989-90. Two hundred and fifty two or 47 percent of the institutions responded.