 "The Library Quarterly" was first published by the Graduate Library School in 1931.At the turn of the millennium (1999–2000), problems related to the graduate education of professional librarians pervaded professional and academic discourse.These were initially identified by the Council of the American Library Association as the growing elimination of the word "library" from the names of schools, the seeming lack of attention to core competencies (cataloguing was often mentioned), and the national shortage of professionals to work with particular groups (specifically young people in public libraries and disadvantaged populations), and in particular environments (such as schools).