Discusses the background and reasons for career plateauing in children's services librarianship in public libraries. The profession's philosophy, the skills children's librarians develop, reasons why children's librarians do not often become upper-level administrators, and ways to maintain creativity when jobs become plateaued are covered. (13…

This study counted managers of academic, public, and special libraries to determine the number of managers by gender. Findings indicate male managers outnumber females in large public libraries and large/medium-large academic libraries; however, the overall numbers give females a three-to-one advantage in management. (AEF)

Compares and contrasts the experiences and perceived roles of librarians and architects in the library-design processes of recently completed branch public libraries in three library systems in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia. Discusses the project team, site selection, architect selection, library interiors, and information…