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Wilder, Stanley J. – 1995
This study by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) draws from a variety of data sources, but it is based on two unpublished data sets. These data sets, compiled from ARL's 1990 and 1994 salary surveys, contain basic demographic data, including age, for librarians employed in ARL's 108 university member libraries. The study examines the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Higher Education

Fisher, William – Education for Information, 1987
This survey of 124 special librarians suggests that library schools should emphasize a well-rounded curriculum to prepare students to function effectively in any professional position, rather than to train them for specific positions. The questionnaire used focuses on educational experience, and is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Experience, Job Training, Librarians

Buttlar, Lois; Caynon, William – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Reports results of a survey of 300 minority (i.e., African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American) librarians conducted to determine factors that influence minority librarians to choose a career in librarianship and to ascertain effective recruiting techniques to attract minorities to librarianship. A copy of the questionnaire is appended.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Career Choice
Gwyn, Jacquelyn, Comp.; And Others – 1974
Twenty-four accredited library schools in the United States and Canada responded to a survey conducted in 1971 to collect comparable data on administrative structure, collections, budget, and personnel. Designed to show quantitative relationships among subject collections within the field of library science, this survey report presents data within…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, College Libraries, Librarians
Nitecki, Joseph Z. – 1990
A two-part questionnaire was mailed early in 1990 to all graduate schools of library and information science accredited by the American Library Association to solicit their views on the impact of the changing information environment on the content of introductory courses in the field. The first part focused on the administrative aspects of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Trends

Armstrong, C. J.; Large, J. A. – Education for Information, 1986
Presents findings of a survey which gathered information on criteria applied by British employers in the library and information science sector when appointing staff and seeks to establish the relative importance of various educational qualifications and other characteristics such as personality, age, and work experience. The survey questionnaire…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Background, Employment Qualifications, Evaluation Criteria

Brown, Cecelia M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Assessed the information-seeking behavior of scientists at the University of Oklahoma using an electronically distributed questionnaire, a copy of which is appended. Results indicate a preference for printed peer-reviewed journal articles and the need for libraries to provide access to electronic bibliographic databases. Appendix II lists…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Mail, Higher Education