A Generalist in the Age of Specialists: A Profile of the One-Person Library Director.

Pitts, Roberta L.

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ERIC Number: EJ489838

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Generalist in the Age of Specialists: A Profile of the One-Person Library Director.

Pitts, Roberta L.

Library Trends, v43 n1 p121-35 Sum 1994

Focuses on defining the role of the library director in one-person public, academic, and special libraries. A profile survey of 67 such directors showing their career paths is presented. Data on education and training, staffing, issues of concern, job satisfaction, and demographic characteristics are provided. (Contains 26 references.) (Author/KRN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Career Development, Job Satisfaction, Librarians, Library Directors, Library Education, Library Surveys, Profiles, Public Libraries, Special Libraries, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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