Comments on: Examining the Shortage of Librarians http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2005/11/22/examining-the-shortage-of-librarians/ Best Black Friday deals I've seen so far: ING's special offers: ingdirect.com/blackfriday/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Matthews http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2005/11/22/examining-the-shortage-of-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Steve Matthews Thu, 24 Nov 2005 17:45:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2005/11/22/examining-the-shortage-of-librarians#comment-376 <a></a> I'm convinced that there 'will' be a shortage, and it's going to hit all of a sudden. Here's a post from last year on a retirement survey we did for our local lawlib association. http://vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com/2004/12/10-year-crunch-half-of-vancouver-law.html

I’m convinced that there ‘will’ be a shortage, and it’s going to hit all of a sudden. Here’s a post from last year on a retirement survey we did for our local lawlib association.
http://vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com/2004/12/10-year-crunch-half-of-vancouver-law.html

]]> By: Jill Hurst-Wahl http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2005/11/22/examining-the-shortage-of-librarians/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Jill Hurst-Wahl Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:14:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2005/11/22/examining-the-shortage-of-librarians#comment-375 <a></a> I've had students who have had a hard time finding jobs after graduation (and downsized librarians have faced the same problems), so I think research to tell us exactly where librarians are needed and with what skills will be very helpful. Is it that the skills are needed in a very different industry? Or has a shortage been projected that is not going to materialize due to changes in technology and the skills of non-librarians?

I’ve had students who have had a hard time finding jobs after graduation (and downsized librarians have faced the same problems), so I think research to tell us exactly where librarians are needed and with what skills will be very helpful. Is it that the skills are needed in a very different industry? Or has a shortage been projected that is not going to materialize due to changes in technology and the skills of non-librarians?

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