Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students into Library Profession: A Brief Survey on the U.S. Federal Funded Librarians

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Recruiting Ethnic Minority Students into Library
ProfessionA Brief Survey on the U.S. Federal
Funded Librarians Programs

• Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On Strategies
  for Regenerating the Library and Information
  Profession
• Bologna, Italy - 19 August 2009
• Sha Li Zhang, Ph. D., e-mail slzhang_at_uncg.edu

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The Population composition in the United States
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A glance at the U.S. Library Professional Field
(2000 U.S. Census data)
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IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Appropriation History 2003-2009 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Appropriation History 2003-2009

Year Amount in
FY 2003 9,935,000
FY 2004 19,882,000
FY 2005 22,816,000
FY 2006 23,760,000
FY 2007 23,760,000
FY 2008 23,345,000
FY 2009 24,525,000
Total 149,998,000
Source IMLS Appropriation History, 1998-2009. Source IMLS Appropriation History, 1998-2009.
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IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students programs, 2003-2009 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students programs, 2003-2009 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students programs, 2003-2009 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students programs, 2003-2009 IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding for diversity students programs, 2003-2009
Year Master's degree and CE Ph.D. Degree High school interns Amount in
2003 186 1   3,631,740
2004 280   42 3,418,061
2005 217   513 7,315,318
2006 158 12   4,870,082
2007 283 4 60 8,420,549
2008 260   90 6,960,670
2009 173   170 4,164,400
Total 1384 17 705 34,616,420
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The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008 The University of North Carolina LIS Department Enrollment by Ethnicity, 2003 - 2008
  White African American American Indian Asian/Pac Islander Hispanic Unknown Total
2003 120 3 0 5 0 8 136
2004 119 3 0 3 1 4 130
2005 210 10 0 2 3 13 238
2006 206 9 0 4 2 13 234
2007 201 14 0 5 1 13 234
2008 189 13 0 4 2 12 220
Source UNCG Fact Book, 2003-2008 Source UNCG Fact Book, 2003-2008 Source UNCG Fact Book, 2003-2008 Source UNCG Fact Book, 2003-2008
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Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Scholars
Program funded by IMLS
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Many thanks for the grant funding from IMLS Laura
Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Supporting
the ACE Scholars Program at UNCG
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ContactSha Li Zhang, Ph. D.Assistant Dean for
Collections Technical Services University of
North carolina at Greensboro LibrariesU.S.A.E-m
ail slzhang_at_uncg.edu

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