The Academic Librarian Labor Market and the Role of the Master of Library Science Degree: 1975 through 2005

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-339

  Grimes, Marybeth F ^a   Grimes, Paul W ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47349110105     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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