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.”
Librarian Shortage? Not So Much.
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.”