Unlocking the mystery: What academic library search committees look for in filling faculty positions

Technical Services Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-86

  Wang, Zhonghong ^a   Guarria, Charles ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic library; Employment; Personnel; Recruitment; Search committee; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIRING PROCESS; JOB SEARCH; RECRUITMENT; RESEARCH STUDIES; SEARCH COMMITTEE;

EMPLOYMENT; LIBRARIES; PERSONNEL; SURVEYING;

SURVEYS;

EID: 72349094558     PISSN: 07317131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317130903253449     Document Type: Article

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