Replicating to a high degree the results of the Olsgaard profile of authorship characteristics in academic library journals, this study analyzed five journals of interest to special librarians to determine gender, geographic location, and occupation of author contributors. Results indicate that women are consistently underrepresented in the…

Reports on a study which examined a random sample of library science Ph.D.s who received their degrees between 1969 and 1979 to compare publishing histories of males and females with regard to quantity and type of publication. Results of data analyses are presented in five tables. (15 references) (MES)

Reports results of survey of Master of Library Science graduates on their career paths and perceptions of prestige of certain professional tasks and work settings. Sex differences in prestige rankings, work settings, and salary levels and prestige of tasks in first job and current job are noted. (7 references) (EJS)

Identifies determinants of librarians' salaries and tests human capital-based explanations of librarianship as a woman's profession. Earnings functions are developed for men and women in public and academic libraries and for women in school libraries, and personal, human capital, and job determinants of salaries are identified. Thirty-one…

Examines roles of women in library education in three time periods: 1887-1923, 1924-1950, 1951-1985. Topics discussed include missionaries and mentors, library school founders, institutions offering graduate library schools, advanced degrees and publishing activity of women, women faculty, North American library school deans, and women presidents…