Using a constant elasticity of substitution production function and data from a national survey conducted in 1977 by the American Association of University Professors, this article projects the size and composition of the academic labor force in higher education through 1987. Tables provide data on projections. (PB)

An extensive literature review, a survey of approximately 275 library schools, an employer survey of 2,335 of the estimated 43,600 libraries in the United States, and the development of regression models for forecasting purposes were used to identify the current and future supply of and demand for professional librarians through 1990. The study…

Using data on the growth of information related businesses in Texas in the period from 1971 to 1981, this paper analyzes and interprets the results in the context of demographic changes and educational policy in Texas. To track the number of businesses that fall into the information sector, and to reveal trends in growth and in industry…

Research analyzing demand for librarians in public, school, academic, special libraries, and in nonlibrary information professions, indicates that from 1983 to 1990, there will be almost no additional positions in traditional areas. Replacement of librarians will generate 9,500 to 10,000 new jobs per year. Footnotes and 114 references are…

Applies an economic model of occupational supply to librarianship to develop models that explain determination of number of accredited M.L.S. graduates and their starting salaries. Models are used to project graduates and salaries through 1990, then extended to project additions to supply of librarians from all sources. (36 references) (EJS)