The purpose of this dissertation was to compare the similarities and differences in productivity and status of 1979-1981 graduates of on-campus and off-campus programs of eight accredited American library schools. Graduates were compared on personal and demographic characteristics: (age, gender, marital status, number of dependents, source of financial support, educational background); position, type of library employment, and responsibilities prior to and immediately after awarding of the MLS, and currently; salary prior to and immediately after awarding of the MLS, and currently; membership in library/information related organizations, committee membership, and election to office at national and state levels; participation in continuing education; speechmaking; authorship of journals and books; subsequent participation in higher education; anticipated pursuit of higher education and/or change of library position in the near future; and perceived adequacy of library/information science education. / Significant differences were found between site of preservice education and the following variables: age, marital status, number of dependents, financial support, position held prior to the MLS, type of library employed prior to the MLS, salary prior to and immediately after awarding of the MLS, membership in a library/information related organization at the national level; and anticipated pursuit of higher education in the near future. Overall, there were more similarities than differences between the two groups. As an alternative hypothesis, age was found to be germane to the predictability of future progress in the profession, and may well be a more important factor than site of preservice education. Gender differences between groups was not significant, although gender was related to certain variables associated with status and productivity. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3539. / Major Professor: Ronald Blazek. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77903 |
| Contributors | Maggio, Theresa Griffin., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 201 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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