General

 A survey reported in 1967 of selected head college librarians (sample size: 660; responding: 414 or 62.7%) showed thatmen tended to become head librarians at an earlier age than women librarians. Of the 85 librarians who were under 40 years of age, 65 (76.46%) were men. Only in the 50+ years old category do women have a higher percentage of head positions, 130 (68.42%) compared to 60 (31.58%) for men.                    (Source)

 A study reported in 1981 of information on chief librarians generated in a 1975-76 survey of Canadian librarians in public, special, and academic libraries (study size: 96 chief librarians including 49 females and 47 males) showed thatwomen chief librarians tend to be younger than males. For example, the average age of female chief librarians was 44.5 years compared to 46.4 years for males. Further, 17 (34.7%) of the women were in their 30s compared to 12 (25.5%) of the males, while 13 (27.7%) of the males and 9 (18.4%) of the females were in their 40s.                       (Source)

Dr. David Kohl

 "Libraries in the digital age are experiencing the most profound transformation since ancient Mesopotamian scribes first began gathering and organizing cuneiform tablets."

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