ABSTRACT
LIBRARIANS IN THE CONTEXT OF AGING POPULATIONS
The age demographics of librarians are inextricably linked with the general demographic trend toward population aging, a result of the baby boom. The baby boom affected hiring in higher education, including academic libraries, in two ways. First, the entry of the baby boomers into universities in the 1960s created an unprecedented need for increased staffing. Second, from then on, the unusually large number of baby boomers in the population was associated with a correspondingly large number of baby boomers in librarianship.
