Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship

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Auteurs principaux: Johnson, Corey M., Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Langue:en
Publié: 2006
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author Johnson, Corey M.
Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley
author_facet Johnson, Corey M.
Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley
Johnson, Corey M.
Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley
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contents Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship Johnson, Corey M. Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley Research Libraries Library Services Academic Libraries Librarians Tenure Needs Assessment Library Education Library Schools Librarian Attitudes Job Satisfaction Quality of Working Life Work Environment Public services librarians perform an increasingly diverse set of duties, and this study explores which job components are most important to librarians. The researchers surveyed public services librarians at ARL libraries to gather data on both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence how public services librarians spend their time. The study examines librarian opinions about job aspects that are most personally satisfying and issues related to tenure and librarian education. The results show a disconnect between what librarians view as important to users and what is important for achieving tenure. The year of graduation also appears as a key factor in perceptions and practices, including a perceived lack of library school training for instruction work. (Contains 2 tables and 21 notes.)
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spellingShingle Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship
Johnson, Corey M.
Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley
Research Libraries
Library Services
Academic Libraries
Librarians
Tenure
Needs Assessment
Library Education
Library Schools
Librarian Attitudes
Job Satisfaction
Quality of Working Life
Work Environment
Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship Johnson, Corey M. Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley Research Libraries Library Services Academic Libraries Librarians Tenure Needs Assessment Library Education Library Schools Librarian Attitudes Job Satisfaction Quality of Working Life Work Environment Public services librarians perform an increasingly diverse set of duties, and this study explores which job components are most important to librarians. The researchers surveyed public services librarians at ARL libraries to gather data on both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence how public services librarians spend their time. The study examines librarian opinions about job aspects that are most personally satisfying and issues related to tenure and librarian education. The results show a disconnect between what librarians view as important to users and what is important for achieving tenure. The year of graduation also appears as a key factor in perceptions and practices, including a perceived lack of library school training for instruction work. (Contains 2 tables and 21 notes.)
title Why We Do What We Do: Exploring Priorities within Public Services Librarianship
topic Research Libraries
Library Services
Academic Libraries
Librarians
Tenure
Needs Assessment
Library Education
Library Schools
Librarian Attitudes
Job Satisfaction
Quality of Working Life
Work Environment
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ792892