TY  - JOUR
AB  - It is acknowledged that the majority concerned with equal
opportunities are looking for strategies to placate minorities rather
than concede the right to share. Strategies to increase and retain
employees within public librarianship are described and the ways in
which services and the profession itself are promoted at present are
examined as an important element to improve representation. Links which
are beneficial to the profession, service and community are reforged
using targeting and marketing techniques to form an action plan for
effective service delivery, including the production of information in
community languages and involving local talent through the provision of
a platform for shared public interests. A plan to address the
under‐representation of black employees at all levels within the
organisation is devised, using legislation where appropriate to
subsidise targeted posts. The plan aims to create a sense of ownership
which should exist throughout the service to all employees and should be
adapted to include strategies for addressing gender, disability and
class barriers to opportunity.
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SN  - 0143-5124
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000833
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000833
AU  - Thompson Verena
PY  - 1991
Y1  - 1991/01/01
TI  - RECRUITMENT OF LIBRARY WORKERS FROM BLACK COMMUNITIES
T2  - Library Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 15
EP  - 19
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -