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)

Discusses results of the "Library Journal" annual placements and salaries survey for 1992. Highlights include placements by type of library, placements and salaries by region and by library school, placement and salaries of minority graduates, comparison of salaries by type of library, and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent…

Presents results of the 1991 placement survey of accredited library schools. Highlights include status of graduates; placements by type of library; full-time salaries of graduates; comparison of salaries by type of library; women's salaries; institutional data and trends; and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent graduate. (LRW)

Presents results of the 1997 placements and salaries survey, including status of graduates, placements and salaries by region, total graduates and placements by school, placements by organization type, average starting salaries for 1985-97, salaries by job assignment, placements and salaries of graduates by school, and comparison of salaries by…