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Permanent URL	http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/553
Title	Career Paths of Distance Education Librarians: A Profile of Current Practitioners subscribed to the OFFCAMP listserv.
BYU Creator	Washburn, Allyson
Keywords	distance education librarians; library services; library careers
Description/Abstract	A growing number of institutions are offering courses and degrees via distance education, however distance education librarianship is a relatively new and often less defined field of librarianship. This paper will present the results of a survey to discover career paths leading to distance education librarianship. Based on a survey of subscribers to the OFFCAMP listserv, it asked questions such as: Is there a typical career path? Does previous or continuing work in other library units benefit a distance education librarian? What are the most important qualifications for a distance education librarian? Profiles of the education and experience of distance education librarians were analyzed for commonalities. The study concluded that distance education librarians come to their positions from a variety of experience, not always in libraries, but predominately from library public service departments. A typical career path for distance education librarians is not evident at this time.
Source	Washburn, A. (2006). Career paths of distance education librarians: A profile of current practitioners subscribed to the OFFCAMP listserv. Journal of Library Administration, 45(3), 483-509.;
Publisher	The Haworth Press, Inc.
Date Original	2006
Language	English eng en
Publication Type	Articles
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Owning Institution	Brigham Young University
BYU College	Harold B. Lee Library
Copyright Status	(c) 2006 The Haworth Press, Inc., Binghamton NY, Washburn, A. (2006). Career paths of distance education librarians: A profile of current practitioners subscribed to the OFFCAMP listserv. Journal of Library Administration, 45(3), 483-509. Article copies available from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: docdelivery@haworthpress.com;
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