Public Libraries: A Community's Connection for Career Services

Autor/inn/en	Holcomb, Stephanie; Dunford, Amy; Idowu, Fopefoluwa
Institution	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Titel	Public Libraries: A Community's Connection for Career Services
Quelle	(2019), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Public Libraries; Library Services; Career Centers; Library Role; Agency Cooperation; Barriers; Data Collection; Supply and Demand; Information Dissemination + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Berufsbildungszentrum; Data capture; Datensammlung; Bedarfsplanung; Informationsverbreitung
Abstract	Public libraries serve an important role in the U.S. workforce development system by offering a wide range of free career services and job-seeking activities for job seekers and the general public (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2017). During the Great Recession, over 30 million people, roughly 10% of the total U.S. population at that time, reported using computers in public libraries for employment-related activities (Becker et al., 2010; U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education [OCTAE], 2014). While public libraries have historically been involved in the workforce development system, today, they offer critical supports in advancing employment and education at over 16,500 public library outlets in the United States (Perez & Duncan, 2015). This role has increased since the Great Recession and became formalized through changes in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. Public libraries offer a range of career services, including résumé and cover letter support, job application assistance, interview preparation, training, and referrals to American Job Centers/other support services. The purpose of this study is to chronicle the extent to which public libraries across the United States are providing these career services. Researchers used three strategies to address the research questions for this study: a literature review and data collection from library websites, a national survey of state library staff that included open-ended responses, and structured telephone interviews with local library staff. The research team used descriptive statistics and rigorous qualitative coding methods to analyze the data. While data are not nationally representative, researchers collected data from 42 states. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Rutgers University, 30 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Tel: 732-932-4100; Fax: 732-932-3454; e-mail: hcwd@rci.rutgers.edu; Web site: http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01