Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to share information I have gathered through
experience and reading which I hope will illustrate why affirmative action
can be sound management. This information should enable the reader to:
1. gain some understanding of the legal and social bases of equal employment
opportunity and the need for taking affirmative action in the
management of libraries;
2. know where to find basic information on equal employment opportunity
and affirmative action;
3. apply equal opportunity principles in all areas of supervisory practice;
and
4. provide leadership in developing support for, writing and implementing
an affirmative action plan for the library in which you work.published or submitted for publicatio