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Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Academic Librarians: Communicating with Library Management, ISBN 1-57440-146-7.
The report looks closely at the management culture of academic libraries, particularly at how librarians view their immediate boss and library management. In addition, the report looks at the use of communications tools in the library, such as internal listservs, blogs, knowledge management systems, archives of best practices and newsletters. Librarians in the sample report their level of satisfaction with the quality and need for meetings with their peers, as well as their views on the responsiveness of library management to their department.
The report’s results are based on
a representative survey of 555 full time academic librarians
in the
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
† Over 30% of employees holding an MA through a doctorate felt their library held too many meetings, while only approximately 7% of employees with a BA degree or Associates degree felt the same
† Librarians in Acquisitions, Collection Development & Licensing used communications tools the most, and favored newsletters and listservs over blogs.
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25% of
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Canadian employees found
library management far less responsive than Americans: 0% of
Canadians voted “highly responsive” compared to
the 25% in the
The 62 page report is available for
$65.00 from Primary Research Group or from major book
distributors. A PDF version is
currently available ($65.00) and the print version will be
available on