Survey for African American Male Librarians - ends October 22, 2008

Dear Colleagues:

As noted at ALA-Anaheim’s program on Black (African American) male librarians*, the significant dearth of representation in this group is critical.

In order to more accurately inform future LIS advertising, recruitment, marketing and education efforts, I invite you, the African American male librarian with an ALA- accredited Master’s degree in Library and Information Science/Studies/Service to participate in an online survey that seeks

1. To find out the internal and external factors that influence African American male librarians choose librarianship as a career; 2. To understand their career path plans and the factors that influence their career planning efforts; and 3. To find out to what degree African American male librarians are satisfied in their jobs.

Please visit
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2282GNA94M9 to learn more about or take part in the study. Your participation and interest is very important and is sincerely appreciated!

* See
http://www.presentations.ala.org/index.php?title=Saturday%2C_June_28#Saturday_8am_Start_Time

Please forward to colleagues who may be interested in this study...thank you!

Sincerely,
Kaetrena D. Davis, MSLS
Learning Commons Librarian
Principal Researcher

source: ILI Listserv 10/1/08