University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public Librarianship as a Career: Challenges and Prospects

Rathbun-Grubb, Susan; Marshall, Joanne Gard

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Title
Public Librarianship as a Career: Challenges and Prospects
Author(s)
  • Rathbun-Grubb, Susan
  • Marshall, Joanne Gard
Issue Date
2009
Keyword(s)
  • Public librarians -- Recruiting -- United States
  • Library and information science
  • Labor studies
Abstract
Over twenty-five years of research has shown that in spite of low salaries, few opportunities for advancement, and challenging work environments, most public librarians are satisfied overall with their jobs and careers, primarily because of the intrinsic rewards of the profession. In this article we present results from the Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science 1 (WILIS 1) project1 that are related to public librarianship. We give an overview of the careers and perspectives of current and former public librarians with respect to their experience of the challenges and rewards of public library service, and compare their views with those found in previous research.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2009 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 58 (2) Fall 2009: Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science PRIMARY
Library Trends 58 (2) Fall 2009: Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science. Edited by Joanne Gard Marshall, Paul Solomon and Susan Rathbun-Grubb.