Recruitment and Mentoring of Minority-Students
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1992
Department
Library and Information Science
Abstract
The author offers strategies for increasing, the enrollment of minority students in schools of library and information science and promotes mentoring as an effective means of retaining students. The impact upon the future of the field of the current low number of minority students and faculty members is discussed. Strategies cover recruitment programs, promoting awareness of careers in librarianship to potential students, sources of funding, and support services to increase retention.
Publication Title
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
307
Last Page
310
Recommended Citation
Abdullahi, I.
(1992). Recruitment and Mentoring of Minority-Students. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 33(4), 307-310.
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