Recruitment in academic libraries: Library literature in the 90s

College and Undergraduate Libraries

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-74

  Harralson, David M ^a  

^a UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment trends; Hiring; Interviews; Job candidates; Library schools; Minorities; Recruitment; Salaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012546212     PISSN: 10691316     EISSN: 15452530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J106v08n01_05     Document Type: Article

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