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Conway, Cassandra Sligh, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
An important aspect of higher education is the mentorship of junior faculty by senior faculty. Addressing the vital role mentorship plays in an academic institution's survival promotes more opportunities and positive learning experiences. "Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities" provides emerging research on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Black Colleges, Beginning Teachers, Experienced Teachers
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Sargent, Aloha R.; Becker, Bernd W.; Klingberg, Susan – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2011
This case study analyzes the use of library school interns on subject-based teams for the social sciences, humanities, and sciences in the San Jose State University Library. Interns worked closely with team librarians on reference, collection development/management, and instruction activities. In a structured focus group, interns reported that the…
Descriptors: Library Schools, Library Science, Internship Programs, Academic Libraries
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Farrell, Sandy L.; Driver, Carol – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
Library student assistants account for approximately one-fourth of the staffing in academic libraries in the United States. Each student assistant plays an important role in the daily operations of today's college libraries by providing desk coverage, technical support, and customer service. This article discusses the advantages/disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Technical Institutes, College Libraries, Student Employment
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Davis-Kendrick, Kaetrena D. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2009
A recent American Library Association (ALA) report has shown that less than 1% of credentialed librarians are African American males. This article discusses possible reasons for this dearth; and, in an effort to inform future LIS recruiting and marketing campaigns, the included study attempted to discover which factors lead African American males…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Job Satisfaction, Librarians, Males
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Kim, Kyung-Sun; Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna – Library Quarterly, 2008
The proportion of ethnic minorities in the LIS school student population has remained significantly lower than in the U.S. population: in 2002, ethnic minorities constituted only 11.3 percent of the LIS student population, compared to 31.3 percent of the U.S. population. Despite efforts by LIS schools and associations in recruiting and retaining…
Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, School Holding Power, Disproportionate Representation
Bishop, Kay; Janczak, Sue – Library Media Connection, 2007
In 2003 at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) 11th National Conference in Kansas City, the AASL Task Force on Recruitment for the Profession noted that 68 percent of school librarians will retire by the year 2015. They also reported extremely severe shortages of school librarians in ten states and severe shortages in 30 states…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Librarians, Library Schools, School Libraries
Wendell, Laura – Peace Corps, 2009
This book is for community leaders, librarians, library committees, volunteers, aid workers and others who are interested in the practical aspect of starting and maintaining a successful library. Throughout the developing world, countless dedicated people respond to the pressing need for information in their communities by helping to start a…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Administration, Library Materials, Library Services
McGown, Sue W. – Library Media Connection, 2007
A healthy volunteer program can be a great asset to any school library. Volunteers do much of the routine work that then frees the librarian to work with students individually or in groups, providing instruction and reading guidance. In addition to the physical work volunteers provide, they become strong advocates for a school library program…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Volunteer Training, Library Services, School Libraries
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Brewer, Julie – College & Research Libraries, 1997
Post-master's residency programs are one way academic and research libraries can prepare new library professionals and recruit minorities. A survey of 109 past residents analyzed ethnicity, race, and gender of librarians and type of library; characteristics of respondents and residency programs; attributes of supervisors; and position titles and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Ethnicity, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education
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Winston, Mark – College & Research Libraries, 1998
Argues that aggressive and informed recruitment efforts are needed to reflect the library and information science (LIS) profession's commitment to a diverse work force. Discusses recruitment theory, outlining personal factors influencing recruitment, and implications for practice. Makes recommendations for LIS recruitment efforts. (PEN)
Descriptors: Career Development, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Information Science
California Univ., Los Angeles. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. – 1991
This handbook for the Mentor Program of the California Librarians Black Caucus (CLBC) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) begins by stating that the purpose of the program is to increase the number of African American librarians and other information professionals in…
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnic Groups, Guidelines, Higher Education
Diaz, Joseph R.; Tellman, Jennalyn – 1998
This SPEC Kit and Flyer focus on how libraries gather affirmative action statistics, what types of recruitment practices are used, especially those for protected classes, and what methods are used to retain minority librarians. Of 120 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries polled in 1997, 43 responded to the survey. Survey results are…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employment Practices, Futures (of Society), Library Personnel
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Walsh, Robin – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2003
Since 1995, faculty at Ulster County Community College (now SUNY Ulster) have been teaching LIB 111: Information Literacy. As a result of an information literacy initiative that began in 1992, the reference librarians and faculty at SUNY Ulster developed an award-winning information literacy course. Teaching faculty are trained to teach the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Counties, Information Literacy
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Hoagland, Mary Arthur – Catholic Library World, 1984
Description of the use of volunteers in parochial elementary school libraries notes recruitment and sources of volunteers; training of volunteers; three types of workshops; guidance and supervision of volunteers; additional assistance for volunteers (i.e., short lessons in mending, book reviewing, purchasing); duties assumed by volunteers; and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Employee Responsibility, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
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Nevin, Susanne – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1997
Discusses the recruiting process for paraprofessional catalogers (job description, qualifications, interview) and outlines a training program in copy cataloging techniques. Includes a sample job description, a list of general competencies for entry-level paraprofessional catalogers, and a bibliography of basic tools (general cataloging,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging
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