Hiring and recruitment practices in academic libraries: Problems and Solutions

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Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-67

  Raschke, Gregory K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542330332     PISSN: 15312542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pla.2003.0017     Document Type: Article

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20. Some examples include: Kay Womack, "Applying for Professional Positions in Academic Libraries: Meeting Minimum Requirements," The Journal of Academic Librarianship 23 (May 1997): 205-209;
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25. Examples include: Patricia A. Kreitz, "Recruitment & Retention in Your Own Backyard," College & Research Libraries News 4 (April 1992): 237-40;
26. Margo Murray, Beyond the Myths and Magic ofMentoring (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1991);
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66. For examples of specific residency programs, see: North Carolina State University Libraries at 〈http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/personnel/jobs/FellowsProgDesc.html〉 [November 8, 2002] and Cornell University Libraries at 〈http://www.library.cornell.edu/Adminops/minority.html〉 [November 8, 2002].