Changing Trends in LIS Job Advertisements

Autor/inn/en	Wise, Sharyn; Henninger, Maureen; Kennan, Mary Anne
Titel	Changing Trends in LIS Job Advertisements
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 42 (2011) 4, S.268-295 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
Schlagwörter	Information Science Education; Information Management; Information Systems; Content Analysis; Employment; Library Science; Job Analysis; Web Sites; Foreign Countries; Employment Patterns; Information Scientists; Comparative Analysis; Library Role; Job Search Methods; Employment Opportunities; Advertising; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologische Bildung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Inhaltsanalyse; Dienstverhältnis; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Arbeitsanalyse; Web-Design; Ausland; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Informationswissenschaftler; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Werbung; Australien
Abstract	The study reported in this paper is part of a larger program of studies designed to review and renew the curricula of Library and Information Science (LIS) and the broader Information Management (IM) courses. This paper analysed job advertisements as readily accessible indicators of the knowledge, skills, and competencies required of IPs by employers and potential available roles. It presents current findings and compares them with trends identified in earlier Australian job advertisement content analyses based on data collected in 2004. The information revealed by the study may be utilised by educators to inform curriculum review and renewal. Current advertisements were collected from web-based sources; ALIA's employment web pages and two national web job-boards, Seek and MyCareer.com. Text from job advertisements was analysed using a content analysis software package. The data revealed an increasing demand for IPs with records management skills, and skills in business content management, web management and other information management systems, indicating an increasing overlap with the field of information systems. The "move to the generic" identified as an emerging trend in 2004 has solidified. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10