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Library Journal, 2009
"It's a recession, baby!" was the common refrain among the Library and Information Science (LIS) graduates of the class of 2008. This was a record year for the number of graduates participating in "Library Journal"'s annual Placements & Salaries survey, and they had stories to tell, providing evidence of both hard times in the job market, and some…
Descriptors: Salaries, Labor Market, Information Science Education, College Graduates
Jacobsen, Teresa L. – Library Journal, 2004
For a closer look at the career paths of librarians, LJ (Library Journal) targeted the 1988 graduates of UCLA's Graduate School of Library and Information Science (now known as GSEIS). Using 15 years as a mid-career benchmark, LJ hoped to learn how the careers of the Class of 1988 had developed and how these graduates viewed their career paths to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Librarians, Library Education, Occupational Mobility
Brown, Stephanie Willen; Hammond, Chelsea C. – Library Journal, 2008
This article reports that the Scopus Student Ambassador (SAm) program, funded by Elsevier, permitted the University of Connecticut (UConn) Libraries to hire graduate students to teach citation searching, using both Scopus and Web of Science, to other graduate students. The training does not cost the libraries anything, and it is free for graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Libraries, Social Work, Citations (References)
Maatta, Stephanie – Library Journal, 2008
Despite a difficult economy and tightening budgets, both jobs and salaries rose for 2007 graduates. Echoing the previous year's growth, reported annual salaries increased approximately 3.1%, from $41,014 in 2006 to $42,361. The picture was most positive for graduates in the Southeast, whose average annual starting salary surged past the $40,000…
Descriptors: Salaries, Graduates, Academic Libraries, Librarians
Weiss, Emily – Library Journal, 2007
When the author ran into other recent graduates at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans in 2006, several told her they were not happy with their jobs. After months of searching, they settled for positions in isolated rural libraries, have jobs with little responsibility, or are expected to manage their staff…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Library Administration, Graduates, Public Libraries
Kuzyk, Raya – Library Journal, 2006
In this article, the author revisits 11 graduates who were profiled as part of LJ's annual Placements & Salaries issue. Armed with a library science degree from various institutions, they had just secured jobs in librarianship and were off to a good start forging their careers. Since then, they have worked at elementary school, college, and…
Descriptors: Graduates, Library Science, Libraries, Library Schools
Maatta, Stephanie – Library Journal, 2007
It was a banner year for women in 2006. Their average annual starting salary finally cracked through the $40,000 glass barrier, increasing to $40,566 for all women and with a substantial gain of 11.3% for women in the Southwest. There was small, but solid, growth in salaries overall. Another surprise was the substantial leap in graduates reporting…
Descriptors: Females, Salaries, Graduates, Librarians
Learmont, Carol L. – Library Journal, 1980
Reports placements and salaries of graduates of ALA-accredited library school programs. Salaries and opportunities appear to be strongest in the category of "Other Libraries and Library Agencies." (RAA)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Entry Workers, Job Placement, Library Schools
McCook, Kathleen de la Pena; Lippincott, Kate – Library Journal, 1997
Discusses minorities and diversity in the library and information profession. Highlights include comparisons of minority graduation rates from 1985 to 1995; library schools in rank order according to minority graduation rates; and efforts by the ALA (American Library Association) to improve diversity. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Graduates, Higher Education
Holt, Rachel; Strock, Adrienne L. – Library Journal, 2005
Data from the library job market and mounting anecdotal evidence show that there is cause for alarm. The number of full-time, professional positions in libraries is dwindling, salaries continue to be depressed, more entry-level positions are being liquidated or "deprofessionalized," and qualified job seekers are having trouble securing…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications
Swanson, Don R. – Library Journal, 1982
Describes potential uses of microcomputers in library education and library automation based upon experiences with a four-user Altos ACS8000 microcomputer at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. Word processing, training in online information retrieval using MIRABILIS (Microsystem for Interactive Bibliographic Searching), and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Graduate Students, Higher Education