TY  - JOUR
AB  - TWICE WITHIN THREE days recently I was asked to give my opinion on the character and suitability of candidates applying for professional posts in children's libraries. In one instance only was I asked to mention the candidate's interest in and knowledge of children's literature. At first this occasioned a mild surprise, but then, on reflection, I could recall no instance ever of my being asked whether a candidate knew anything at all about adult literature. Why is it that librarians working in children's libraries are expected to have taken a course in children's literature, when those who are concerned with library services for their parents are rarely questioned about their knowledge of adult books, apart from a perfunctory enquiry or two at interview on the books they themselves have read lately?
VL  - 77
IS  - 10
SN  - 0307-4803
DO  - 10.1108/eb038317
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038317
AU  - Day Alan
AU  - Barr David
AU  - Revill Don
AU  - McClellan AW
AU  - Green HR
AU  - Subramanyam K
AU  - Brophy Peter
PY  - 1976
Y1  - 1976/01/01
TI  - Comment
T2  - New Library World
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 184
EP  - 191
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -