Student Concerns in Choice of Library School

Abstract

Surveys of library school students at Emporia State University have shown location, cost, accreditation, reputation of the school, familiarity with the parent institution, program content, public relations and publicity, and the availability of a full summer program and off campus courses influenced their choice of library school. A study of library school catalogs and other information pertinent to the nine factors brought out in the surveys showed that the 61 accredited library school programs in the United States offer prospective students much variety in each category. Even in matters of admission standards and program content accredited library school programs show little standardization. Those considering a career in librarianship or an allied field

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