Hello All--
The members of LM_NET and many schools of librarianship across the
country helped me to do some research in this area last fall. I was
part of a group at UNC that is looking at workforce issues in
librarianship in general--the study is ongoing, and will be published
at some point.
The answer, as some have pointed out, depends entirely on where you are
in the country. The job prospects are excellent in some areas, and fair
to poor in others. My opinion--we need to keep encouraging students to
pursue careers in librarianship rather than dissuading them. Ours is
not a career for the faint-of-heart, but we know how important we are!
Just my .02.
Robin
Robin Boltz, PhD Student
NBCT Library Teacher, South Granville High School
Creedmoor, NC
boltz@email.unc.edu
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