ERIC Number: EJ1073561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 3
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A Response to Ages Past. Commentary on Harris, R. M., Michell, B.G. & Cooley. C. (1985) The Gender Gap in Library Education. (Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 25(3), 167-176)
Wellstead, Peta
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v56 n1 Win 2015
Much has changed in the information environment since the years of Harris' review. It is important to mention the significance of the impact of technology that has rendered the work of librarians and information workers almost unknowable to those teaching in the period 1965-1983. As a result of these reviews and technological changes, many universities have renamed their Schools of Library Education as iSchools or Schools of Information. In this commentary, the author briefly discusses where sociological and technological changes have led over the last 30 years in terms of employment patterns. [For the historical paper, "The Gender Gap in Library Education," see EJ1073559.]
Descriptors: Library Education, Gender Differences, College Faculty, Graduate Study, Disproportionate Representation, Influence of Technology, Social Change, Employment Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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