Perspectives on. . . Perceptions of African-American law school students towards law librarianship as a career choice

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 232-234

  Mosley Jr , Madison ^a  

^a Stetson University College of Law   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0033130548     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0099-1333(99)80205-5     Document Type: Article

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5. Lorene B. Brown, "Student admission and multicultural recruitment," Journal of Library Administration 16 (1992): 109-132; Em Claire Knowles, "How to attract ethnic minorities to the profession," Special Libraries 81 (Spring 1990): 141-145; Theo Jones-Quartey &Kit S. Byunn, "Ethnic minorities in librarianship: A selected bibliography," Special Libraries 84 (Spring 1993): 104-111; Julie Holmes, "The black librarian: An endangered species," Mississippi Libraries 56 (Fall 1992): 72-75; Stephanie L. Sterling, "Recruiting minorities for librarianship: Issues and strategies revisited," in Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering our Communities:Proceedings of the First National Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1993), pp.182-185; "Diversity in recruitment and professional development," in Culture Keepers II: Unity Through Diversity: Proceedings of the Second National Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle et al. (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1995), pp. 321-379.
6. Lorene B. Brown, "Student admission and multicultural recruitment," Journal of Library Administration 16 (1992): 109-132; Em Claire Knowles, "How to attract ethnic minorities to the profession," Special Libraries 81 (Spring 1990): 141-145; Theo Jones-Quartey & Kit S. Byunn, "Ethnic minorities in librarianship: A selected bibliography," Special Libraries 84 (Spring 1993): 104-111; Julie Holmes, "The black librarian: An endangered species," Mississippi Libraries 56 (Fall 1992): 72-75; Stephanie L. Sterling, "Recruiting minorities for librarianship: Issues and strategies revisited," in Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering our Communities:Proceedings of the First National Conference of African-American librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1993), pp.182-185; "Diversity in recruitment and professional development," in Culture Keepers II: Unity Through Diversity: Proceedings of the Second Nnational Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle et al. (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1995), pp. 321-379.
7. Lorene B. Brown, "Student admission and multicultural recruitment," Journal of Library Administration 16 (1992): 109-132; Em Claire Knowles, "How to attract ethnic minorities to the profession," Special Libraries 81 (Spring 1990): 141-145; Theo Jones-Quartey &Kit S. Byunn, "Ethnic minorities in librarianship: A selected bibliography," Special Libraries 84 (Spring 1993): 104-111; Julie Holmes, "The black librarian: An endangered species," Mississippi Libraries 56 (Fall 1992): 72-75; Stephanie L. Sterling, "Recruiting minorities for librarianship: Issues and strategies revisited," in Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering our Communities:Proceedings of the First National Conference of African-American librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1993), pp.182-185; "Diversity in recruitment and professional development," in Culture Keepers II: Unity Through Diversity: Proceedings of the Second National Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle et al. (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1995), pp. 321-379.
8. Lorene B. Brown, "Student admission and multicultural recruitment," Journal of Library Administration 16 (1992): 109-132; Em Claire Knowles, "How to attract ethnic minorities to the profession," Special Libraries 81 (Spring 1990): 141-145; Theo Jones-Quartey &Kit S. Byunn, "Ethnic minorities in librarianship: A selected bibliography," Special Libraries 84 (Spring 1993): 104-111; Julie Holmes, "The black librarian: An endangered species," Mississippi Libraries 56 (Fall 1992): 72-75; Stephanie L. Sterling, "Recruiting minorities for librarianship: Issues and strategies revisited," in Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering our Communities: Proceedings of the First National Conference of African-American Librarians, dited by Stanton F. Biddle (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1993), pp.182-185; "Diversity in recruitment and professional development," in Culture Keepers II: Unity Through Diversity: Proceedings of the Second National Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle et al. (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1995), pp. 321-379.
9. Lorene B. Brown, "Student admission and multicultural recruitment," Journal of Library Administration 16 (1992): 109-132; Em Claire Knowles, "How to attract ethnic minorities to the profession," Special Libraries 81 (Spring 1990): 141-145; Theo Jones-Quartey &Kit S. Byunn, "Ethnic minorities in librarianship: A selected bibliography," Special Libraries 84 (Spring 1993): 104-111; Julie Holmes, "The black librarian: An endangered species," Mississippi Libraries 56 (Fall 1992): 72-75; Stephanie L. Sterling, "Recruiting minorities for librarianship: Issues and strategies revisited," in Culture Keepers: Enlightening and Empowering Our Communities:Proceedings of the First National Conference of African-American Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1993), pp.182-185; "Diversity in recruitment and professional development," in Culture Keepers II: Unity Through Diversity: Proceedings of the Second National Conference of African-american Librarians, edited by Stanton F. Biddle et al. (Neward, NJ: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, 1995), pp. 321-379.
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12. McCook & Geist, "Diversity Deferred," pp. 35-38.
13. In arriving at a sample size of 55 cases, the researcher addressed several design questions. Among these were the alpha level (α), Effect size (ES) and the level of power desired for the study, as well as the appropriate statistical test to use. This researcher set (at .05, ES at .40 and power at .70. See Jacob Cohen, Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum Associates, 1988), p. 258.
14. See Marvin E. Shaw & Jack M. Wright, Scales for the Measurement of Attitudes (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967).
15. Memo from Geri Nappa, then Registrar, Stetson University College of Law, to Madison Mosley, March 10, 1995. She provided data for all but one law school, which refused to share its data.
16. State University System of Florida Fact Book: 1993-94 (Tallahassee, FL: Florida Board of Regents, 1995), p. 92.
17. Lois Buttlar & William Caynon, "Recruitment into the profession: The minority perspective," Library & Information Science Research 14 (July/September 1992): 259-280.
18. J. Hart Walters, Jr., Image and Status of the Library and Information Services Field (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University, 1970, ED 045 130), p. 40.
19. See, for example, Susan Gainen, "Non-traditional career paths for the 1990's," Maryland Bar Journal 25 (March-April 1992): 3; Gary A. Munneke & William D. Henslee, Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers(Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 80; Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the 1990's (Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 291.
20. See, for example, Susan Gainen, "Non-traditional career paths for the 1990's," Maryland Bar Journal 25 (March-April 1992): 3; Gary A. Munneke & William D. Henslee, Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers (Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 80; Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the 1990's (Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 291.
21. See, for example, Susan Gainen, "Non-traditional career paths for the 1990's," Maryland Bar Journal 25 (March-April 1992): 3; Gary A. Munneke & William D. Henslee, Nonlegal Careers for Lawyers (Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 80; Changing Jobs: A Handbook for Lawyers for the 1990's (Chicago: American Bar Association, 1994), p. 291.