The missing minority presence - Minorities, technology, and recruitment to top ranked American Library Association Information and Library Science Programs

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  • March 1, 2019
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  • Webster, Linwood
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
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  • This study documents the importance of recruitment efforts to provide a stronger presence of minority students in the library and information science profession and library and information science programs in top-ranked American Library Association (ALA) programs. Using a career choice model an instrument was developed to survey minority students at graduate and professional school fairs at five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to determine their awareness, knowledge, and interest in information technology and other factors impacting their decisions when deciding on a particular graduate program to attend. Results showed that increased familiarity and awareness of careers in information technology with knowledge of opportunities at library and information science programs can lead to greater numbers for minority students selecting the field.
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  • Daniel, Evelyn H.
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 53 p.
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  • December 10, 2010

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