A study on the job analysis of public libraries in Korea

Yoon, Hee‐Yoon; Kim, Sin‐Young

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“…The questionnaire was disturbed to 43 public library managers in Greece (Mouza and Taousanis, 2018). Job duties were organized in five main categories (general management, collections management, materials management, user services, and systems management), based on previous research (Yoon and Kim, 2009) and into 21 subcategories. Additionally, depending on their size, libraries were sorted to three categories: small (number of users less than 2,500; 16 libraries), medium (less than 8,000 users; 14 libraries), and large (more than 8,000 users; 13 libraries).…”

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Exploring the Significant Differences in the Importance and Frequency of Librarians’ Duties among Different Library Sizes

Mouza¹,

Taousanis²

2018

JBEP

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This study examines the differences among the importance and frequency of librarians' duties in public libraries of different sizes in Greece, and it considers whether they have been influenced by the economic crisis. In this respect, 43 public libraries' managers evaluated 116 duties. To identify the significant differences among the libraries with respect to both their number of users and material sizes, a two-way analysis of variance was conducted. The results showed, regarding duties' importance, significant differences for the subcategory of user education according to libraries' number of users. Number of users was also related to the frequency of the subcategory collection development planning. Materialsize was significantly associated with the frequency of material ordination, and software management duties. Findings can be helpful for appropriate strategic planning, and for supporting specific actions to advance libraries' intellectual contribution.

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Exploring the Significant Differences in the Importance and Frequency of Librarians’ Duties among Different Library Sizes

Mouza¹,

Taousanis²

2018

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“…Croneis and Henderson (2002) and Shank (2006) collected job descriptions for librarians and other library employees as outlined in job advertisements to analyze the changing trends in duties and to come up with the requirements of certain duties. Yoon and Kim (2009) analyzed jobs and duties involved in Korean public libraries and provided a clear picture of such issues. But there are few job analyzes of research related academic libraries in Korea.…”

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A study on the development of Korean academic libraries' duty model based on the job analysis

Kim

Lee

2011

Aslib Proceedings

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to analyze the jobs and duties involved in Korean academic libraries and to provide a clear picture of relative issues. This research will assist universities with the HR management and institutional development that are essential for appropriate role division, organizational diagnosis and rational reform, and increasing the expertise of librarians. Design/methodology/approach -All of the various duties being executed in academic libraries were identified. Korean academic libraries were requested to assist with the survey. Questionnaires were collected surveying the level of awareness of all the duties involved in the academic libraries and survey responses analyzed to determine the importance, difficulty, and professionalism of 189 library duties. Findings -Through this study, perceived levels of frequency, importance, and difficulty of duties related to academic libraries were surveyed and average values for each duty were compared and analyzed to formulate a duty model and action plan. Originality/value -This paper presents a basic library duty model reflecting the rapidly changing information technologies and information types of Korean academic libraries based on the job analysis. Through this process, university libraries will be able to optimize human resources management and achieve efficiency in organizational management, as well as creating materials to support education/training and performance management, thus ultimately helping with the rationalization of their operation. IntroductionA country's competitiveness in research is the starting point for national competitiveness. The source of a nation's research competitiveness is universities that value basic research and the production of academic papers, and it is university libraries that offer academic information services and support to research teams. University libraries, which are at the forefront of accommodating advances in IT and the internet, have made many innovative changes. For example, they have computerized key tasks, systemized processes and built networks of access and search channels. As a result, they are experiencing many changes in organizational structure, human resources and work systems, budget allocation and spending ratios, spatial layout and function, and composition of books.

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“…For a more consistent approach, five librarians were asked to confirm the duties listed on the questionnaire. Its structure was based on a similar one designed for a previous study of Koreas' public libraries, proposed by Yoon and Kim (2009). It is noted, however, that modifications were made so as to depict the obligations of Greece's librarians.…”

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“…Other researchers have recorded the duties of system librarians (Farajpahlou and Danesh, 2009) and the responsibilities of paraprofessionals who work in electronic resources (Erb and Erb, 2015) and technical services (Zhu, 2012). Many researchers have also presented analytical job descriptions in regard to the importance, difficulty, and frequency of duties in academic (Kim and Lee, 2011;Mouza and Grigoriadou, 2016) and public libraries (Yoon and Kim, 2009), as they contribute to all human resource practices for increased productivity and efficiency.…”

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The economic crisis and public libraries in Greece

Mouza

Taousanis

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of Greece’s economic crisis on public librarians’ obligations. Design/methodology/approach In total, 43 public library managers completed a questionnaire regarding 116 librarian responsibilities. Managers evaluated these responsibilities considering their importance, difficulty, and frequency. Regarding difficulty, a two-way analysis of variance was applied to examine whether there exists a significant difference among duties’ categories and libraries’ classifications, considering their number of users and materials, and whether the perceived difficulties were connected with the economic crisis. Findings The results reveal that public librarians face many difficulties due to workload and increased responsibilities resulting from the lack of qualified personnel both in library and computer science. Difficulties also arise from the inability to meet some operational needs because of reduced funding. Practical implications Contrary to these unfavorable conditions, many new opportunities and challenges have emerged, including the implementation of new practices and actions (volunteerism, donations, cooperation with local actors) to effectively cope with the new threats. Originality/value This is the first time that job description has been recorded and used to outline the duties of Greece’s public librarians. This is particularly useful to develop libraries’ strategic planning and to assist all human resource practices to increase efficiency, especially during the period of financial crisis. Further specific duties were also proposed to enhance the librarians’ effectiveness under the new working environment, focusing on the required processes for their successful completion.

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A study on the job analysis of public libraries in Korea

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Exploring the Significant Differences in the Importance and Frequency of Librarians’ Duties among Different Library Sizes

Exploring the Significant Differences in the Importance and Frequency of Librarians’ Duties among Different Library Sizes

A study on the development of Korean academic libraries' duty model based on the job analysis

The economic crisis and public libraries in Greece

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