What Do They Want?: A Study of Changing Employer Expectations of Information Professionals

Autor/inn/en	Kennan, Mary Anne; Willard, Patricia; Wilson, Concepcion S.
Titel	What Do They Want?: A Study of Changing Employer Expectations of Information Professionals
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 37 (2006) 1, S.17-37 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
Schlagwörter	Information Technology; Library Services; Content Analysis; Information Scientists; Job Skills; Expectation; Occupational Surveys; Employer Attitudes; Occupational Information; Trend Analysis; Librarians; Skill Analysis; Foreign Countries; Minimum Competencies; Qualifications; Work Experience; Multidimensional Scaling; Multivariate Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Bibliotheksarbeit; Inhaltsanalyse; Informationswissenschaftler; Produktive Fertigkeit; Expectancy; Erwartung; Berufsanalyse; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Berufsinformation; Trendanalyse; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Ausland; Fundamentum; Mindestwissen; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Mehrdimensionale Analysis; Multivariate Analyse; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of position vacant announcements appropriate for library and information studies (LIS) graduates appearing in the "Sydney Morning Herald" over a four week period in each of the following years: 2004, 1994, 1984 and 1974. The period studied witnessed change-demanding developments in information technologies as well as changes in workplace conditions and client expectations. The study collected data on the demands of employers as expressed through job advertisements that included data on work status (full-time, part-time, contract, casual), qualifications and the experience required of the information professional during the periods selected. To investigate similarities and differences between periods a content analysis and co-word analysis of the job advertisements was undertaken. The advertisements indicated a movement from simple advertisements in 1974 inviting applications for reference or technical services librarians, to complex and specialised positions being advertised in 2004 where the most called for attributes were interpersonal skills and behavioural characteristics. (Contains 8 tables, 4 figures and 41 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10