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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ802786
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0099-1333
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Foreign Language Skills and Academic Library Job Announcements: A Survey and Trends Analysis, 1966-2006
Zhang, Li
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v34 n4 p322-331 Jul 2008
This study examines academic and research librarian positions that require foreign language skills. Technical and public services are most likely to require language knowledge, while administrator and system librarian positions are the least likely. Overall, the requirements show a continued rise until the mid-1980s and a declining trend after this point. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Second Languages, Academic Libraries, Language Skills, Library Services, Librarians, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Employment Qualifications, Research Libraries
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Education Level: Higher Education
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