Electronic Resources and Serials Staffing Challenges

Ferguson, Christine L.

doi:10.1080/00987913.2018.1471885

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“…Another common means of exploring trends in library employment and characteristics of library-related jobs is through the analysis of job advertisements. Studies have explored trends in advertisements for librarian positions in areas such as government documents (Sproles & Clemons, 2019), digital initiatives (Skene, 2018), and electronic resources (Ferguson, 2018). Others have explored the relationship between posted qualifications and professional competencies or standards (Gold & Grotti, 2013;Hartnett, 2014;Henricks & Henricks-Lepp, 2014;Maciel, Kaspar, & vanDuinkerken, 2018).…”

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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Henninger¹,

Brons²,

Riley³

et al. 2020

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Objective - To collect and share information about the prevalence of precarious work in libraries and the factors associated with it. Methods - The authors collected and coded job postings from a nationwide job board in Canada for two years. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to explore the extent of precarity and its relationship with job characteristics such as job type, institution type, education level, and minimum required experience. Results - The authors collected 1,968 postings, of which 842 (42.8%) were coded as precarious in some way. The most common types of precarious work were contracts (29.1% of all postings) and part-time work (22.7% of all postings). Contracts were most prevalent in and significantly associated with academic libraries and librarian positions, and they were most often one year in length. Both on-call and part-time work were most prevalent in school libraries and for library technicians and assistants, and they were significantly associated with all institution types either positively or negatively. Meanwhile, precarious positions overall were least prevalent in government and managerial positions. In terms of education, jobs requiring a secondary diploma or library technician diploma were most likely to be precarious, while positions requiring an MLIS were least likely. The mean minimum required experience was lower for all types of precarious positions than for stable positions, and the prevalence of precarity generally decreased as minimum required experience increased. Conclusion - The proportion of precarious positions advertised in Canada is substantial and seems to be growing over time. Based on these postings, employees with less experience, without advanced degrees, or in library technician and assistant roles are more likely to be precarious, while those with managerial positions, advanced degrees, or more experience, are less likely to be precarious. Variations in precarity based on factors such as job type, institution type, education level, and minimum required experience suggest that employees will experience precarity differently both within and across library systems.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Henninger¹,

Brons²,

Riley³

et al. 2020

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“…Ferguson notes that "as budgets are cut and responsibilities are shifted from librarian positions to staff/paraprofessional positions, it not only affects workflows and procedures a, it can become a morale issue within the library." 4 Involving staff throughout the process of reorganization is critical to success. A successful technical services reorganization at the University of Tennessee Knoxville was credited among other things to "open communications, guided leadership, and shared collaboration."…”

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Redesigning Technical Services for the 21st Century: A Case Study from the University of Alabama Libraries

Arthur

2020

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The University of Alabama Libraries began the process of workflow analysis over a decade ago. Primarily focused on the traditional technical services areas, this process has been iterative and has evolved from looking for efficiencies to a broader change in the culture and an acceptance of an ongoing process of improvement. This article distills lessons learned from workflow analysis in the areas of acquisitions, electronic resources, and cataloging/metadata but also examines how these changes impacted the broader library and philosophies of collection development and management.

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2022

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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Electronic Resources and Serials Staffing Challenges

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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Precarious Positions in Canadian Libraries: Statistical Analysis of a National Job Board

Redesigning Technical Services for the 21st Century: A Case Study from the University of Alabama Libraries

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