THE ACADEMIC ELITE IN LIBRARY-SCIENCE - LINKAGES AMONG TOP-RANKED GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Authors
BAIR JH BARRONS JC
Citation
Jh. Bair et Jc. Barrons, THE ACADEMIC ELITE IN LIBRARY-SCIENCE - LINKAGES AMONG TOP-RANKED GRADUATE PROGRAMS, College & research libraries, 58(3), 1997, pp. 233-235
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
College & research libraries → ACNP
ISSN journal
00100870
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
233 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-0870(1997)58:3<233:TAEIL->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
In a national survey of deans, top administrators, and senior faculty, the ten top-ranked graduate programs in library science were substant ially linked to one another by hiring one another's graduates. It is s uggested that this linkage helps these programs to maintain and enhanc e their prestige.