Demographic Trends Affecting Professional Technical Services Staffing in ARL Libraries

This paper presents demographic data from the Association of Research Libraries to argue that professional staffing in technical services/ cataloging positions is declining. Two factors are identified as possible causes: first, a consistent and long-term drop-off in hiring, and second, unusually high retirement rates resulting from the advanced age of these staff. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH.