For years the American Library Association has touted the imminent shortage of librarians. This hasn’t really proven to be the case, but the hard economic times make it more unlikely. A recent post on ACRLog provides good context for this issue in the academic community. There’s a backlog of library graduates and a group of graying librarians that are loathe to retire.
“We are far more likely to see large applicant pools chasing a reduced number of openings.”