1. Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship.
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Knowlton, Sean Patrick and Imamoto, Becky
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EMPLOYEE recruitment , *JOB applications , *LIBRARY personnel , *MEDICOLEGAL investigators , *LIBRARIANS , *ACADEMIC libraries , *LIBRARY science - Abstract
In response to declining numbers of qualified applicants nationwide for librarian positions in academic libraries, the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries, in collaboration with the University's Graduate Teacher Program, has developed a fellowship program that encourages graduate students with advanced subject or language expertise to consider careers in academic librarianship. In spring 2005, the libraries paired the first Provost's Fellows with library faculty mentors. This article details the program and collaboration between the libraries and the Graduate Teacher Program and issues a call for similar programs to be established at other academic libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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