Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship

Knowlton, Sean Patrick; Imamoto, Becky

doi:10.5860/crl.67.6.561

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“…On the other hand, there are not as many graduate assistantship or internship positions. Some libraries have developed non-MLS graduate internships to recruit students into the profession (Knowlton & Imamoto, 2006). Programs directed at research opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students should be included in a follow-up study to examine the impact of changing the image of the profession.…”

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“…Texas A&M University developed scholarships for student workers and full-time support staff attending or accepted to library school (Benefiel & Conturbia, 1993). Programs at the universities of New Mexico, Arkansas, and Colorado successfully recruited non-MLIS graduate students into the profession through graduate assistant programs at their respective libraries (Knowlton & Imamoto, 2006).…”

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Student Workers: The Untapped Resource for Library Professions

Maxey-Harris¹,

Cross²,

McFarland³

2010

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For years libraries have hired hundreds of student workers to maintain crucial functions in the library. Without student workers, libraries cannot provide essential services to the university community. Yet limited research exists on how libraries have developed professional career tracks for student workers and library staff. Investigators from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Southern Illinois University Carbondale developed a survey to determine what portion of library employees started as student workers and to what extent there is career mobility within academic libraries. Librarians and staff were surveyed and participated in focus groups to share stories about their start in libraries. The study also explored what behaviors, opportunities, and experiences encouraged them to stay in library work. Based on the comments from the survey and focus groups, libraries do not actively promote library careers for student workers and staff. This research showed the student worker experience is an untapped strategy to develop library professionals. It also provides insight into specific strategies libraries can use to encourage student workers and library staff to develop a career in libraries.

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Section: Survey Resultsmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Student Workers: The Untapped Resource for Library Professions

Maxey-Harris¹,

Cross²,

McFarland³

2010

lib

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“…As others have argued, few MLIS curricula adequately prepare students for the specialized needs of health information practitioners and researchers (Detlefsen 2012), and even fewer offer substantial training in data-intensive topics (Lyon et al 2015), suggesting that this MLIS-centric approach to hiring may limit the ability of AAHSLs and C&ULs to meet the changing needs of their user communities. Administrators at both types of institutions may wish to consult fellowship models that have seen longstanding success in recruiting PhD holders from outside of libraries into the profession (Knowlton & Imamoto 2006;Brunner 2010), with the caveat that the success of such hiring initiatives may hinge on the presence of a strategic vision for how these emerging information professionals will fit within an institution's existing services and staff (Federer et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Roles for Health Sciences Librarians at College and University Libraries

Reed

Carroll

2020

ISTL

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ABSTRACT Objectives: To meet the changing priorities of researchers and funding agencies, U.S. college and university libraries (C&ULs) that are not Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) members may want to hire librarians capable of supporting interdisciplinary health sciences research. This study sought to identify whether such roles are emerging by examining advertised position descriptions. Methods: We collected position advertisements posted to job boards and mailing lists between September 1 2018 and March 1 2019. Positions that included one of these terms in the title, qualifications, or responsibilities were eligible for inclusion: medic*, health, life, nursing, veterinary, bio*, pharma*. We categorized postings by institution type, geographic region, and position type. We used grounded theory to identify themes within the data, and NVivo to quantify how often each theme appeared within the data. Results: 104 job postings met our inclusion criteria: 60 at AAHSL institutions and 44 at C&UL institutions. Despite some minor variations among specific roles and responsibilities, we found substantial overlap in the qualifications listed for positions at both types of institution. Qualifications more often prioritized traditional librarian competencies rather than emerging areas, such as data science, grant support, and research impact. Conclusions: Both AAHSL and C&UL institutions show an interest in hiring librarians capable of supporting health and life sciences teaching and research. Competition for a similar pool of applicants may create challenges for hiring officials, and librarians interested in these positions will likely seek out professional development opportunities in emerging areas of practice.

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“…1 While recruiting and retaining academic librarians with subject knowledge is a perennial challenge for administrators, libraries with specialized programs such as modern language and area studies face the double problem of recruiting librarians with strong language and cultural abilities as well as other skills that are necessary in the academic library. 2 Within the field of Latin American Studies, the number of undergraduate, masters and PhD degrees granted has grown sharply since 1970. 3 Librarians reacted to the growth of these programs by developing broad multi-lingual and multi-regional collections as well as establishing the Seminar for the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM), the professional organization for Latin American and Caribbean studies librarians.…”

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Analyzing La Cuna: New Approaches for Mentoring in Professional Associations

Hicks

2012

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This case study explores the implementation of La Cuna, an online mentoring forum in a small, subjectbased professional association, the Seminar for the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM). Designed using the social network software Ning, the forum functioned as an informal learning community for 38 members and was an innovative response to geographical challenges and changing technological skills. Using participation data and a questionnaire to analyze the implementation and development of the hybrid e-mentoring community, this study reveals challenges and benefits that should be considered when managing similar professional development activities. While the forum failed to maintain sustained participation, findings revealed the need to assess professional association member needs regularly and highlighted the importance of continued exploration of online learning tools. Through the description of this project, professional associations and other learning communities will gain insights into the creation and implementation of an online e-mentoring learning community, which will be useful as librarians and groups attempt to meet member professional development needs.

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Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship

Cited by 4 publications

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Student Workers: The Untapped Resource for Library Professions

Student Workers: The Untapped Resource for Library Professions

Roles for Health Sciences Librarians at College and University Libraries

Analyzing La Cuna: New Approaches for Mentoring in Professional Associations

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