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Both Stephanie Maatta ("Stagnant Salaries, Rising Unemployment," LJ 10/15/10, p. 22-29) and Francine FialkofF ("Sold on a Graying Profession," Editorial, LJ 11/1/10, p. 8) mention "potentially 'hot' specializations including archives." I can't see how aiming for a job market with fewer than 10,000 total professionals in the United States will improve the marketability of a recent LIS grad. How many professional librarian jobs are out there, comparatively? By the way, the same thing is happening in archives too: many recent grads from archives-specific programs are not getting permanent employment in the field. Potential retirees aren't retiring, and even when they do, it doesn't mean the jobs are being filled.