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Project to Recruit the Next
Generation of Librarians
2005, the First Year
Linda Fisher, IUSB
Laura Bayard, ND
ILF District 1 Conference
Tuesday, 4 Oct. 2005
Century Center, South Bend, IN


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Presentation Overview
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Rationale for diversity recruiting
Description of IMLS grant project
What we learned (so far)
Practical advice (we hope)
Open question segment


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Why Diversity Recruiting?
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Profession’s profile
Library school data
Demographics
University minority student retention
Communication barriers


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Profile of the Profession
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Higher average age: 45
Chosen later in life: 2nd career
By 2013, 70% will retire
Will retire at younger ages
10.1% increase in employment
for librarians (2002/2012)*
 23.9% net replacement rate*

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*U.S. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational
Projections and Training Data (2004/05 ed.) at:
http://bis.gov/emp/optd/home.htm


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Library Schools: Data
 Total enrollment up slightly from ’01 (5.9%,
but lower than 2000’s increase; Master’sLS=71.3% of total degree enrollment)
 LS: 10.7% under age 25 (Fall 2002)
 LS: part-time students: 69.6%
 LS: females: 79.8%
 LS degrees granted by race (2001-2002):
Black 4.2%
Hispanic 3%
Asian/ Pacific Is. 3.5%


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District 1 Counties
by Percent Race, from: The Bureau of the Census, Indiana Quick Facts at
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html
Black

Asian

Hispanic

Native Am

Elkhart

5.2

0.9

8.9

0.3

Jasper

0.3

0.2

2.4

0.2

Kosciusko

0.6

0.6

5.0

0.3

Lake

25.3

0.8

12.2

0.3

Laporte

10.1

0.5

3.1

0.3

Marshall

0.3

0.3

5.9

0.3

Newton

0.2

0.2

2.9

0.4

Porter

0.9

0.9

4.8

0.2

Pulaski

0.9

0.2

1.4

0.2

St. Joseph

11.5

1.3

4.7

0.5

Starke

0.2

0.2

2.2

0.2


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In the Beginning
 ND’s Summer Program

 2003 IMLS grant proposal

 2004 IMLS grant proposal


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Planning
 Calendar
 Mentors
 Supervisors
 OBE
(Outcome-Based Evaluations)
 What we learned: Planning helps


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Recruitment
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Counselors (SB & Valpo)
Interviewing
Selection
Hiring

 What we learned: start earlier; broaden the
pool


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Mentors
 Responsibilities
 Expectations

 What we learned: don’t have to match by
gender and race to be effective


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Programming
 Instruction
 Field trips
 Panel presentation

What we learned: A good idea


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Work Rotations
 The Good
 The Bad
 The Ugly

 What we learned: Nobody will be totally
satisfied


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Publicity
http://www.library.nd.edu/diversity/


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Data Collection
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Supervisors’ questionnaire
Student assistants’ exit interviews
Mentors’ meeting to debrief
Students’ career decisions


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Critique & Tweaks
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Mentors
Recruiting
Orientation
Supervisors


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To Start a Program: Practical Advice
(we hope)

 It’s who you know…
 Be realistic


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What plan?
 Mission, vision, values, & strategic plan
– Follow the path your institution dreams
– Incorporate diversity into library strategic plan


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Some Ideas, Policies, Practices
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Implementation team
Publicity
Stakeholders’ involvement
Targeted searches
ND’s Statement of Commitment to
Affirmative Action
 IUSB’s Applicant Minority Form @
http://www.iusb.edu/~aaoffice/word/ApplicantMonitoringform.doc


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Who’s Giving it Away?
 LAMA Cultural Diversity Grant @
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards
 IMLS Librarians for the 21st Century @
http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm
 ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce @
http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/
 ALA Spectrum Scholarships @
http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm
 ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program @
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards
 ALA List of Scholarships @
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships
 ALA List of Grants and Fellowships @
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship


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Where Do You Find Like-Minded
Librarians?
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Reforma @ http://www.reforma.org/
Black Caucus of the American Library Association @ http://www.bcala.org/
Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Assoc. @ http://www.apalaweb.org/
American Indian Library Assoc. @ http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html
Chinese American Librarians Assoc. (CALA mid-West Chapter) @
http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1
&offset=1&result_url=redir

Indiana Black Librarians Network
LAMA Diversity Officers’ DG
Cultural Diversity Committee @
http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDis
cussiongroups.htm

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ILF Task Force on Diversity & Multiculturalism
Diversity Information Network Exchange @: [email protected]
ALA Diversity-L @: [email protected]
Diversity Librarians’ Network @: http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/
National Diversity in Libraries Conference @ http://www.librarydiversity.org


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What Are Some Resources?
 ARL MLS Graduate Student Resume
Database at:
https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html

 ARL Research Library Residency &
Internship Programs at:
https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html

 ALA Office for Diversity at: http://www.ala.org


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More resources?
 Become a Librarian! Make a
difference @ your library
http://www.becomealibrarian.org/

 Library Research Service (LRS) @
http://www.lrs.org/index.asp

 ACRL’s Issue & Advocacy @
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitin
gprofession.htm


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Questions?

GOODBYE