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Peer reviewedSwisher, Robert; Du Mont, Rosemary Ruhig – Library Quarterly, 1984
This study of 357 academic librarians concludes that, even when professional characteristics (education, experience, publications, professional activity) are equal, women do not hold administrative positions in proportion to their numbers. Educational attainment is most important factor in reducing magnitude of relationship between sex and type of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women
Peer reviewedTurock, Betty J. – Library Quarterly, 1987
Data collected from 318 libraries across the United States are used to (1) identify, describe, and compare the extent and variety of current library services for older adults with those in 1971, and (2) measure variables in organizational support and suggest how they might influence service provision. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Peer reviewedWhite, Herbert S. – Library Quarterly, 1993
A study of library school faculty and academic library directors' perceptions of the educational quality of master's and doctoral programs in library and information science and of the professional contributions of library school faculties is reported. Perception rankings are compared to similar studies carried out in 1980 and 1986. (18…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality
