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            <title>The Future of Librarians in the Workforce</title>
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            <title>Archivists Census Data &amp; Results</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I am pleased to be able to participate in the work of the National Advisory Board because it connects so closely to the goals of the A*CENSUS (Archival Census and Education Needs Survey in the US).  I think some of our findings will be directly applicable to the National Board's work, while others will of interest because of parallels between archival and library settings.  

The A*CENSUS is the first comprehensive survey of individual archivists in the U.S. in more than 20 years.  We had 5,620 responses.  You can read more about the A*CENSUS on the Society of American Archivists (SAA) website at [http://www.archivists.org/a-census/].
 
Here are some examples of our findings to date:  

More than 1/3rd of archivists in the U.S. work in academic settings, most of which are college and university libraries.  This has greatly increased the importance of the MLS in our field.  While archivists used to come into the profession primarily from history programs, now the MLS/MLIS is a much more common (nearly twice as many MLS degrees now than in 1982, for instance, but half as many PhDs).  70% of our respondents hold some kind of Masters degree.

Another 1/3rd are in government (of which 36% are federal, 39% state, 22% local, 2% tribal) and these individuals tend to be somewhat older than the academic archivists.  This is why we are paying close attention to the reports that large numbers of federal and state employees will be retiring in the next decade.
 
We're also seeing a big gender shift.  In a 1956 survey of SAA members, the proportions were 67% men, 33% women.  In 2004 it's 34% men, 65% women (1% declined to say).  Of those entering the field in the last few years, 80% are women.
 
Other notable findings: we have very few minorities (regrettable, but not a surprise), the best archival salaries are in the federal government, the largest concentration of archivists is in the Mid-Atlantic region, 28% of our respondents plan to retire in the next decade.
 
Our detailed final reports won't be ready until late summer or early fall, I'm afraid, but we are posting preliminary data as we get it ready on the SAA website (at the URL noted above).  We're also holding two sessions at the SAA meeting in New Orleans on Aug 19. If this group has any specific questions in the meantime, I could prepare some tables before the Board meets at ALA in June.  A complete set of the questions we asked is also available on the SAA site.  We have also just finished preparing a public use version of the dataset that will ultimately be made available through ICPSR.  

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Vicki Walch (vwalch@aol.com)
A*CENSUS Principal Research Consultant
Phone: 319-338-6650]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:38:20 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Draft Surveys</title>
            <link>http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=2&amp;comments_parentId=17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Three segments of the library census have been posted in draft form. The segments are: (1) the [http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=25|General Library Survey]; (2) the survey of [http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=26|User Services]; and (3) the survey of [http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=27|Library Functions].]]></description>
            <author>admin</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:01:38 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Note on Posting to TikiWiki</title>
            <link>http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&amp;comments_parentId=14</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A brief, illustrated [http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=24|note] on posting to TikiWiki has been added to the file gallery entitled "Using TikiWiki," in the form of a PDF file.]]></description>
            <author>admin</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:21:55 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Aging to Take Toll on State Workforces</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The top story for April 1, 2005, on [http://www.stateline.org|Stateline.org] is, entited "Aging to Take Toll on State Workforces."  The article, which was written by Stateline staff writer Kathleen Murphy, is reproduced here as a [ftp://mingus.exp.sis.pitt.edu/IMLS/aging_state_workforces.pdf|PDF] file, or as an [http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=22518|HTML] file from Stateline.org.]]></description>
            <author>admin</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:22:31 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Issues</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[                                          __Issues__
__Staffing__

How are libraries staffing â€“ full time, part time; is there a move toward using more part time employees - to avoid benefit costs?

What are the positions and salaries/benefits of positions?
   
What is appropriate balance between MLS and non-MLS for professional positions?

__Recruitment __

What are the factors that drive recruitment â€“ degree requirements, salary, benefits, library culture, culture of specific library
    
How will libraries of all kinds compete with the business world as they
also are losing large numbers of employees to retirement?
   
Location (library, library graduate programs, applicants) â€“ how does this affect recruitment to profession?

 Family considerations â€“ how does this places limitations on individuals responding to job and/or career opportunities.

 Age -  how do we attract younger people to the profession â€“ out of college?  (e.g., age of MLS students is now in 30s)

How do union, civil service and academic â€œrulesâ€? affect recruitment and retention of library professionals? 


__Career Paths__

What are the opportunities for professionals & support staff to have a career in a library?
       
How do degree and other requirements promote or limit a career?
        
What does the MLS degree mean â€“ why is it required, when should it be  required? 
        
Are there alternatives to the MLS for some positions â€“  either â€œequivalentâ€? experience and/or degrees,  or different approaches to provide the â€œlibrarianâ€? values, etc.  such as certification program?

Is there a need for combined degrees â€“ e.g., MLS/MBA (similar to public health, hospital administration, etc.)?

How to present/market â€œmanagementâ€? as a career in the large libraries?

What will jobs look like in the future  â€“ content, activities and requirements? 

__Culture__

How to promote an understanding of the role, value, importance of culture in an organization and its affect on individuals and change and the future? 

How to promote the positive culture/values of the library profession to potential recruits to the profession?

How to promote the positive culture/values of an individual library?

How to create a culture that is attractive â€“ for the profession, for a library?

How to change the culture of the library (& what aspects) and how to change perceptions of the library profession to attract more people and people with more diverse backgrounds?
    
Leadership
What does â€œleadershipâ€? in the library mean? 

What are ways to generate leadership capacity on a much larger scale and throughout the library profession?  

How does the library organization, management style encourage or discourage leadership?

What are options to deliver leadership training and learning more broadly?


__Organization__
 _
What will library look like in the future â€“ how will/should it be organized to be agile and respond to the changing environment?

 How will â€“ and should -  the organization function (e.g., working relationships, delegation, innovation, development of staff)

How do limitations on upward mobility (e.g., salary scales and assignments) contribute to individuals remaining in the profession â€“ professionals and support staff?
	  
How does â€œburnoutâ€? affect retention of people?    
 
How should libraries define their â€œbusinessâ€? â€“ and who are their competitors?

How does the governance of a library affect recruitment and retention?


__Collaboration __

 How should collaboration be viewed in the future of libraries?

 What are the various models for collaboration that should be considered for shaping/reshaping libraries â€“ in the U.S. and elsewhere?

 Are there dynamic new ways to explore collaboration with other libraries, with the business community, etc.  

 Do new ways of collaborating (even merging) services, programs, facilities between libraries offer potential ways to address staffing needs and funding limitations?       

__Globalization__

 How might virtual reference been affected in a more global environment?

 Might virtual reference be seen as an â€œoff shoreâ€? service?

What is the future for study abroad programs?                              


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            <author>sdcreth</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:11:36 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space</title>
            <link>http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&amp;comments_parentId=8</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new report from the Council of Library and Information Resources, entitled [http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=16|Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space], is now available via the File Galleries.]]></description>
            <author>admin</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:35:16 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Educating the Net Generation</title>
            <link>http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=1&amp;comments_parentId=7</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a new EDUCAUSE Report, entitled [http://libraryworkforce.org/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=15|Educating the Net Generation], that is now available via the File Galleries as a PDF file.
]]></description>
            <author>admin</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:39:56 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Introduction</title>
            <link>http://www.libraryworkforce.org/tiki-view_forum_thread.php?forumId=2&amp;comments_parentId=2</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This is John Latham and I am acquainting myself with the TikiWiki community software.  My understanding is that we will use this to review surveys and discuss other Statistics Working Group issues.

If anyone is signed on please respond so that we can see how the system works.

Until Friday

John Latham]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:55:23 +0100</pubDate>
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