Managing the library labor gap: The role of bridge employment for the older library professional

Library Management

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 575-587

  Castiglione, James ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Labour; Recruitment; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750732996     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120610686115     Document Type: Review

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