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Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students into Library Profession: A Brief Survey on the U.S. Federal Funded Librarians’ Programs Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession Bologna, Italy - 19 August 2009 Sha Li Zhang, Ph. D., e-mail: [email protected]
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Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students into Library Profession:
A Brief Survey on the U.S. Federal Funded Librarians’ Programs
Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students into Library Profession:
A Brief Survey on the U.S. Federal Funded Librarians’ Programs
Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and
Information Profession Bologna, Italy - 19 August 2009
Sha Li Zhang, Ph. D., e-mail: [email protected]
Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library and
Information Profession Bologna, Italy - 19 August 2009
Sha Li Zhang, Ph. D., e-mail: [email protected]
The Population composition in the United States
A glance at the U.S. Library Professional Field (2000 U.S. Census data)
IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Appropriation History 2003-2009
Year Amount in $$$
FY 2003 9,935,000
FY 2004 19,882,000
FY 2005 22,816,000
FY 2006 23,760,000
FY 2007 23,760,000
FY 2008 23,345,000
FY 2009 24,525,000
Total 149,998,000
Source: IMLS Appropriation History, 1998-2009.
IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students’ programs, 2003-2009
YearMaster's degree
and CE Ph.D. DegreeHigh school
interns * Amount in $$$
2003 186 1 3,631,740
2004 280 42 3,418,061
2005 217 513 7,315,318
2006 158 12 4,870,082
2007 283 4 60 8,420,549
2008 260 90 6,960,670
2009 173 170 4,164,400
Total 1384 17 705 34,616,420
The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008
WhiteAfrican
AmericanAmerican
IndianAsian/Pac Islander Hispanic Unknown Total
2003 120 3 0 5 0 8 136
2004 119 3 0 3 1 4 130
2005 210 10 0 2 3 13 238
2006 206 9 0 4 2 13 234
2007 201 14 0 5 1 13 234
2008 189 13 0 4 2 12 220
Source: UNCG Fact Book, 2003-2008
Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Scholars Program funded by IMLS
Many thanks for the grant funding from IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Supporting the ACE Scholars Program at UNCG
CONTACT:SHA LI ZHANG, PH. D.ASSISTANT DEAN FOR COLLECTIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO LIBRARIESU.S.A.E-MAIL: [email protected]
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