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Choosing a career: librarian?

Choosing a career: librarian? Presents hypotheses of factors that influence the decision to take up librarianship. Includes a survey of respondents’ perceptions, general orientation and remarks. Finds that two of the hypotheses were accepted while the third was neither rejected nor accepted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Librarian Career Development Emerald Publishing

Choosing a career: librarian?

Musa A. Bello
Librarian Career Development , Volume 4 (4): 5 – Dec 1, 1996
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1996 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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0968-0810
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10.1108/09680819610152518
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Abstract

Presents hypotheses of factors that influence the decision to take up librarianship. Includes a survey of respondents’ perceptions, general orientation and remarks. Finds that two of the hypotheses were accepted while the third was neither rejected nor accepted.

Journal

Librarian Career Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 1996

Keywords: Career planning; Job satisfaction; Librarians; Nigeria; Questionnaires

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