A staffing profile of U.S. online database producers: a model and discussion of educational implications

This paper reports preliminary results of a study aimed at ascertaining the size and composition of U.S. online database production organizations. All U.S. online database producers were surveyed in order to determine the number of personnel employed in the intellectual production of their databases. The data gathered provided a basis for the generation of people employed in frequently recurring staff categories within the organizations. Implications for education based on needs suggested by staffing patterns are examined.