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ERIC Number: EJ327054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Selection of Librarianship as a Career: Implications for Recruitment.
Dewey, Barbara I.
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v26 n1 p16-24 Sum 1985
Examines results of questionnaire given to library science graduate students over three-year period to determine why they chose librarianship as a career. Personal contact by librarians and school-specific factors (geographic proximity, reputation) are discussed and implications for recruitment of diverse and qualified applicants to library schools are suggested. (15 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Careers, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Library Education, Library Schools, Library Science, Literature Reviews, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, School Surveys, Student Recruitment, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Indiana University