TY - JOUR
T1 - Recruiting a diverse workforce for academic/research librarianship
T2 - Career decisions of subject specialists and librarians of color
AU - Kim, Kyung Sun
AU - Chiu, Ming Hsin
AU - Sin, Sei Ching Joanna
AU - Robbins, Louise
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - In libraries and other related organizations, information professionals with subject and cultural/ language expertise are invaluable as they can contribute to the provision of better service for users who are becoming increasingly diverse. Recent statistics indicate that there is a great need to recruit more librarians with subject specialties and with diverse ethnic/cultural backgrounds, especially in academic libraries. Two separate studies were conducted to examine career decisions of such individuals who are already working, or likely to work, in academic libraries. Suggestions are made to develop effective recruitment strategies and to ensure that the supply of the two special groups of the library profession will effectively meet the demand.
AB - In libraries and other related organizations, information professionals with subject and cultural/ language expertise are invaluable as they can contribute to the provision of better service for users who are becoming increasingly diverse. Recent statistics indicate that there is a great need to recruit more librarians with subject specialties and with diverse ethnic/cultural backgrounds, especially in academic libraries. Two separate studies were conducted to examine career decisions of such individuals who are already working, or likely to work, in academic libraries. Suggestions are made to develop effective recruitment strategies and to ensure that the supply of the two special groups of the library profession will effectively meet the demand.
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U2 - 10.5860/crl.68.6.533
DO - 10.5860/crl.68.6.533
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:37149047694
SN - 0010-0870
VL - 68
SP - 533
EP - 552
JO - College and Research Libraries
JF - College and Research Libraries
IS - 6
ER -