Uncle Albert needs you! Individual recruiting efforts area a necessity and an obligation

Science and Technology Libraries

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-70

  Pellack, Lorraine J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic librarians; Each one reach one; Engineering librarians; Recruiting; Science librarians; Vocational guidance

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

RECRUITMENT; SCIENCE LIBRARIAN;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 34249798715     PISSN: 0194262X     EISSN: 15411109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J122v27n01_05     Document Type: Article

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