The Public Librarian / / Alice I. Bryan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Bryan, Alice I.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Leigh, Robert D.
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1952]; ©1952
• Year of Publication: 1952
• Language: English
• Series: A Report of the Public Library Inquiry
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword --; Contents --; Figures --; Tables --; Part One. Introduction --; 1. The Personnel Problem --; 2. Plan of the Study --; Part Two. The Professional Librarian --; 3. Personal Characteristics --; 4. Educational Status --; 5. Economic Status --; 6. The Library Career --; Part Three. Personnel Administration --; 7. Personnel management in Public Libraries --; 8. Employee Selection and Assignment --; 9. Employee Classification, Regulation, and Promotion --; 10. In-Service Training and Intramural Communication --; 11. Employee Welfare and Morale --; 12. Evaluation of Personnel Practices --; Part Four. The Education of Librarians --; 13. Evolution of Library Schools --; 14. The Educational Programs --; 15. The Students --; 16. The Faculty and the Instructional Resources --; Part Five. Conclusions --; 17. Summary and Conclusions --; Acknowledgments --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231896733; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/brya94048
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alice I. Bryan.

Examines the profession of the public librarian during a time when there was a severe post war shortage of qualified library workers. Looks at salary inadequacies and the education of library personnel.