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Clark, Melanie; Vardeman, Kimberly; Barba, Shelley – College & Research Libraries, 2014
The Imposter Phenomenon (IP) is an observed anxiety caused by an individual's feelings of fraudulence, fear of being exposed as a fraud, and inability to internalize personal achievement. This study measures the incidence of the IP among librarians at college and research institutions in the United States and Canada and seeks to identify factors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Librarians, Anxiety
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Nariani, Rajiv – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
York University, Toronto, Canada has been acquiring e-books from different publishers and content providers. At present our University subscribes to electronic content from NetLibrary, ebrary, EBL, Oxford Scholarship Online, Oxford Reference Online, MyiLibrary, Safari, Springer, Oxford University Press, Knovel, Books24x7, Synthesis Engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Libraries, Sciences
Wilder, Stanley – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
This article discusses what the growing generation gap among library employees mean for academic research libraries and for the profession. Viewed collectively, the members of the under-35 cohort are a harbinger of a new kind of academic library professional, one whose traits bear directly on the ability of libraries to thrive amid the continuing…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Age Differences, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
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Myers, Marcia J.; Kaufman, Paula T. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Describes a study that examined changes in the directors of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries from 1970-89. Directors' characteristics are discussed, including gender, previous position held, age, and highest degree; library characteristics are described, including size of collection and expenditures; and literature about…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Age Differences, Employment Experience, Higher Education