LIS Recruiting. (cover story)

Examines the effectiveness of recruitment by library and information science (LIS) programs. Finding that the most influential recruiters in library science are librarians who convince support staff to study for the master's degree; Types of people who want to be librarians, including career changers from the public sector; Percent of library students who work in or have worked in a library; Reason students want to be librarians, including their love of books and reading; Idealism of students in library science; Observation that most students find library schools on their own; Open houses that schools host; Passive approach that schools take when awaiting new students; Factors that are important in students' selection of a library program, including the location and cost; Importance of a school's reputation when deciding on a program; Significance of a program's web site for attracting students; Remarks from Michele Cloonan, the dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at Simmons College, about placing newspaper ads; Recruitment at the GSLIS at Dominican University; Printed recruitment materials; Distance education programs at Louisiana State University; Opinion that LIS programs do only a modicum of recruiting and the field needs new thinking to create the library of the future.