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- A Look at Recessions and their Impact on Librarianship
  
  January 14, 2009 | 10 comments
  
  Tags: recession; librarianship job market; Great Depression; economic crisis
  
  Image courtesy of Flickr user RayBanBro66
  Given the constant flood of reports comparing our current economic recession with past major recession events including the Great Depression, I want to explore the historical patterns of employment rates and salaries for librarians at times of recession and the role of libraries during recession events.
  In 1933, Carl Milam, secretary [...]

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