Friday, August 05, 2011

Librarians in the U.S. - 1880 to 2009


How has the profession of librarian evolved over the years? Oxford University Press recently studied census data and came up with all sorts of interesting tidbits.

From the post...

For the first 110 years of data, the number of librarians increased, especially after World War II. In 1990, the trend reversed. Over the past 20 years, the number of librarians has dropped by 31 percent, though the decline has slowed.

Considering the nation today, the states with the largest librarian populations are: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, Texas and California. Meanwhile, the states with the highest concentrations of librarians (or librarians per capita) are: Vermont, D.C., Rhode Island, Alabama, New Hampshire.

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