A General Survey of Senior and Intermediate Staff Deployment in University Libraries

Abstract

The terms of reference of the Cambridge Library Management Research Unit included a proposal for research into the staffing of university libraries. Preliminary investigations based upon a literature survey revealed a shortage of adequate current data, and suggested a need for further information. It was therefore decided to carry out a survey of staff deploy ment; this took place in April 1971. The survey involved University Librarians, a sample of professionally qualified librarians who had held university library appointments, and as many graduate staff in university libraries without library qualifications as could be traced. The ressslts give the type of establishment, the numbers of appointments and resignations in recent years, the academic qualifications of librarians, their job expectations, reasons for movement, and professional development.

In each section of the investigation it is hoped that results have emerged which will usefully complement the findings of the DES survey of manpower requirements in libraries.

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