Open AccessEmployment Opportunities for Academic Librarians in the 1970s: An Analysis of the Past Decade
Author(s) -
Ronald Rayman
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
college and research libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2150-6701
pISSN - 0010-0870
DOI - 10.5860/crl_42_03_229
Subject(s) - position (finance) , academic library , period (music) , library science , demographic economics , political science , sociology , business , economics , computer science , finance , physics , acoustics
This study analyzed academic library position vacancies advertised in Library Journal during the period 1970-79 in the categories of position type, position level, and geographical location. The· past decade was characterized by fluctuating levels of advertised job opportunities. Those opportunities presently are entering a period of marked decline , indicating diminished employment prospects for academic librarians in the future .
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