Academic
A 1969 survey by the Library Administration Division (LAD) of ALA of the largest public and academic libraries, the state library agencies, and 1 public library system in most states (65% libraries responding) showed thatthe average percentage of minority staff representation was as follows:
RESPONDENTS TOTAL % % PROFESSIONAL % OTHER
state agencies 9+ 4+ 11+
public libraries 16+ 8+ 23+
systems 8+ 8+ 8+
Ibid…. showed that84% of responding libraries had minority employees (either full- or part-time) in the following breakdown:
American Indians 1%
Spanish-Americans 15+%
Negroes 73+%
Oriental-Americans 11+% (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, while 27+% of all employees were in professional positions, 14+% of minority group employees were in professional positions. (Source)
Public
A 1969 survey by the Library Administration Division (LAD) of ALA of the largest public and academic libraries, the state library agencies, and 1 public library system in most states (65% libraries responding) showed thatthe average percentage of minority staff representation was as follows:
RESPONDENTS TOTAL % % PROFESSIONAL % OTHER
state agencies 9+ 4+ 11+
public libraries 16+ 8+ 23+
systems 8+ 8+ 8+
Ibid…. showed that84% of responding libraries had minority employees (either full- or part-time) in the following breakdown:
American Indians 1%
Spanish-Americans 15+%
Negroes 73+%
Oriental-Americans 11+ % (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, while 27+% of all employees were in professional positions, 14+% of minority group employees were in professional positions. (Source)
Special
A survey reported in 1972 of black employment in law school libraries (sample size: 136; responding: 95 or 70%) showed thatresponding libraries reported a total of 12 black law librarians out of 346 professional law librarians (3.4% of the professional law librarians). This included 7 black women out of 204 women professionals (2%) and 5 black men out of 123 male professionals (1.4%). (Source)
Ibid…. showed that responding libraries reported 69 black subprofessionals out of a total of 552 subprofessionals (12.5% of the subprofessionals). This included 44 black women out of 342 female subprofessionals (12.9%) and 25 black men out of 210 male subprofessionals (11.9%). (Source)