IN A SOFTENING JOB MARKET, PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES MAY LIST MORE JOB OPENINGS THAN THEIR PUBLICLY TRADED COUNTERPARTS.
BY JAMES M. MATARAZZO AND JOSHUA CLARKE
This is a study of positions posted on the New England Jobline of for-profit companies' libraries and information centers. The Jobline lists positions in New England only. The data presented in this study were gathered by students at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. This report covers a nine-year period from 1997 through 2005. The results, even if for only one geographic area, provide data on trends on the number of vacancies as well as changes in the subject specializations of the firms that seek to fill vacancies.
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