personnel; Needs Assessment; " Occupational Surveys; Periodicals

Education.for Librarianship in Ohio Project, a content analysis of classified advertisements for professional vacancies in Ohio libraries was conducted to detetnine past eaploynent trends and develop a profile of library job requirements. Employment.,-announcements in Library Journal, American Librariem, College and Research Library News, and Ohio Library Opportunities were examined, and flit each Ohio position advertised the following latornation was recorded: (1) the name of the employing institution, (2) the type of institution, (3) the 'educational requirements, (4) the type and number of years of experience required, (5)-the language requirements, (6) the service area, (7) the level of the. available position, and (8) the minimum salary offSred. Tallies of the data by Ohio region and by library type were made. The findings of the analysis include a conservative esViente of 100 to 110 professional openings annually in Ohio libraries,and a clear indication tilat the najority of Ohio library positions. require prior experience-i