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Caption: UI Library School Alumni Newsletter - 30
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o University of Illinois Librar sible shortage as high as 1000-1200. Whatever the exact „ it seems clearer than ever that the University of Illinois i ' ^ has a real opportunity to make an important contribution to th,' ^ c weliah of the country. While more and more requests are continually coming j n for,, naik with all types of background, there are certain more immediate sh As might be expected the demand for librarians with scientific anT nical backgrounds is much greater than the supply. With closer rdati* 10: developing between the United States and Latin America, the need librarians who can converse easily and fluently in Spanish is great* R* I U ports from the American Library Association's Committee on Library Cooperation with Latin America call attention to several positions w ih hc it has been difficult to fill with properly qualified American librarians who can speak Spanish or Portuguese. More and more requests for librarians e . m phasize the importance of forcefulness, leadership, and personable qualities. In recognition of the need for well-educated librarians the Librar School has adopted an accelerated summer session program. In addition the School proposes to call to the attention of qualified college graduates the fine opportunities now emerging. Alumni of the School have always been devoted agents in recruiting, and now more than ever can make a contribution to the School and to the profession. But if success is to be attained a positive rather than a neutral attitude is needed. That is, each alumnus should regard himself or herself as a committee of one to discover young persons who give promise of success in librarianship, and call to feuiie the attention of these young people the opportunities ahead. The School I rnterria •i will be grateful for suggestions or names of persons who might be inter ested, and who might appreciate a direct word, or further information. --. * The Placement Situation Miss Anne M. Boyd, Chairman of the Library School Placement Committee reports on the employment situation as follows: r "The placement picture presents both an encouraging and a discou ^ ing aspect. Encouraging, because the prospects are very good for sirable positions for every graduate in the first year class due to a a j ^ number of positions and to a smaller number of graduates than tor s ^ ex eflC years past. Salaries range from $1200 to $1500, depending upon —r .. J P ducb idnge irom ^L^VV to ^i^uu, depending upun Discouraging—despite A.L.A. predictions of a shortage of 1500 tra^_ librarians—because there arc few notices coining to the School of PoS1 c arc few notices coining to the School of p° haflg offering SI800 or more. Since most of the Alumni who want to c 1 ^ • -^den positions are in this group, in addition to our graduate school• stitae * there may be disappointments in store for many. Colleges and utuverM ^ especially, are having to cut salaries, to eliminate positions, or not to' them, because funds have greatly shrunk in the past few months ** decreased enrollment and to new and expanded programs." / se nr k k V.i
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