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Direct linkDavis-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
McReynolds, Rosalee – Library Journal, 1985
Focuses on librarians' search for their place in American popular culture, 1876-1950. Discussion covers preposterous caricatures, citations to male and female librarians in "Library Literature," fictional librarians, battle of sexes, and a glamorous image as portrayed in films and theater. Annotated list of 18 fictional works is…
Descriptors: Characterization, Employed Women, Fiction, History
