The studies of the librarian's profession included in this book focus on recruitment of versatile, creative, and intelligent people to the profession. The book has four sections, each containing relevant papers. Section 1 presents an overview and recent studies of vocational inventories. Section 2 describes a national study on updating the vocational profiles of library and information professionals. Section 3 presents additional information about librarians and the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, and Section 4 explores the future of the profession. Individual papers are as follows: (1) "Marian the Librarian--The Truth behind the Image" (Deborah J. Grimes); (2) "Librarians and Information Professionals: How Do We Resemble Each Other?" (Mary Jane Scherdin); (3) "SIGI PLUS: A Case Study in Changing Images" (Sheila Ann Delacroix); (4) "Interests and Skills of Librarians as Measured by the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey" (Richard W. Johnson, and others); (5) "From Children's Books to CD-ROMs: Life for Librarians Today" (Mary Jane Scherdin); (6) "Librarians in Transition: Profiles on the Strong Interest Inventory" (Indra David and Mary Jane Scherdin); (7) "Vive la Difference: Exploring Librarian Personality Types Using the MBTI (tm)" (Mary Jane Scherdin); (8) "Working Together: Research in Texas Libraries Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" (Nancy Boykin Bounds, and others); (9) "Using the MBTI for Team Building" (Maureen Sullivan); (10) "Enhancing Teaching Skills Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator" (Kathleen Gunning); (11) "Recruitment Implications, Issues, and Future Action" (Margaret Myers); and (12) "Finale: Reflections, Conclusions, Questions..." (Sandra Pfahler). (SLD)