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A Passion for Academic Librarianship: Find It, Keep It, Sustain It--A Reflective Inquiry
- portal: Libraries and the Academy
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 3, Number 4, October 2003
- pp. 633-642
- 10.1353/pla.2003.0075
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Why do academic librarians do what they do? This article explores the sources of passion that make academic librarianship a rewarding profession. A framework is introduced that examines the relationships within and outside the academy that contribute to the academic librarian's professional passion. The challenge of sustaining professional passion is addressed.