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Main Author: Tewell, Eamon C.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ987570
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contents Employment Opportunities for New Academic Librarians: Assessing the Availability of Entry Level Jobs Tewell, Eamon C. Academic Libraries Librarians Entry Workers Employment Opportunities Content Analysis Labor Market This study examines the availability of entry level positions in academic libraries to better illuminate the status of the job market for current students and recent graduates of Library & Information Science programs. Over a twelve month period from 2010-2011, 1385 job advertisements were collected, with content analysis methods used to evaluate each advertisement by level of position, institution type, location, department, and job type. Findings revealed one-fifth of jobs advertised to be entry level, with seventy percent of all positions offered by universities, and public services accounting for more than sixty percent of entry level employment opportunities. Further research was conducted by contacting Human Resources departments at 33 institutions to ascertain the experience backgrounds of successful hires. (Contains 4 tables, 3 figures, and 33 notes.)
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spellingShingle Employment Opportunities for New Academic Librarians: Assessing the Availability of Entry Level Jobs
Tewell, Eamon C.
Academic Libraries
Librarians
Entry Workers
Employment Opportunities
Content Analysis
Labor Market
Employment Opportunities for New Academic Librarians: Assessing the Availability of Entry Level Jobs Tewell, Eamon C. Academic Libraries Librarians Entry Workers Employment Opportunities Content Analysis Labor Market This study examines the availability of entry level positions in academic libraries to better illuminate the status of the job market for current students and recent graduates of Library & Information Science programs. Over a twelve month period from 2010-2011, 1385 job advertisements were collected, with content analysis methods used to evaluate each advertisement by level of position, institution type, location, department, and job type. Findings revealed one-fifth of jobs advertised to be entry level, with seventy percent of all positions offered by universities, and public services accounting for more than sixty percent of entry level employment opportunities. Further research was conducted by contacting Human Resources departments at 33 institutions to ascertain the experience backgrounds of successful hires. (Contains 4 tables, 3 figures, and 33 notes.)
title Employment Opportunities for New Academic Librarians: Assessing the Availability of Entry Level Jobs
topic Academic Libraries
Librarians
Entry Workers
Employment Opportunities
Content Analysis
Labor Market
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ987570