Data about managerial positions and applicants were collected in an attempt to draw conclusions about the extent to which gender and ethnicity relate to the outcomes of the search and screen process for middle and senior management positions in academic libraries, and to determine any effects of affirmative action on promotion from within.…

Describes a study that analyzed advertisements and the pools of applicants for supervisory positions in academic libraries in 1990 to determine the extent to which affirmative action and equal employment opportunity guidelines have affected recruitment and promotion of women and ethnic minorities. Opportunities for internal promotion are also…