A Telecommuting Interlibrary Loan Librarian's Experience: The Views of Both the Telecommuter and the On-Site Supervisor

iPotential: Mobile electronic resource management on an iPad

“…They found that telecommuting "was a viable solution for evaluating and cataloging electronic resources, performing authority work, and assuring bibliographic maintenance" (Jaskowski et al, 2001, p.52). The Florida Atlantic University had a positive trial telecommuting experience with their Interlibrary Loan Librarian, and decided to continue on a permanent basis (Smith & Van Dyke, 2008). In all of the above cases, telecommuting produced great results.…”

“…Many employees complete their duties by telecommuting especially while out of the office attending conferences and meetings. Employers can aid in retention of valuable workers in case of illness or spousal relocation when they allow employees to work remotely (Jaskowski, Sobey, & Sutton, 2001;Smith & Van Dyke, 2008). Telecommuting offers more flexibility for workers to accomplish job tasks.…”

Teleworking in the National Library and Archives of Iran: Teleworkers’ attitudes

“…Other studies have been undertaken before the implementation of teleworking, and surveyed employees’ and employers’ view about the prospect of having teleworking in their offices (Abdel-Wahab, 2007; Carr, 2006; Nicholas, 2007; O’Brien and Hayden, 2008). Also research has been carried out in the form of surveys of these groups to gather their views about the different aspects of teleworking after the experience of teleworking (Atkyns et al, 2002; Baruch, 2000; Black and Hyslop, 1995; Demas, 2011; Duncan, 2008; Ellis and Webster, 1997; Heijstra and Rafnsdottir, 2010; Johanson, 2007; Kitou and Horvath, 2008; Major et al, 2008; Morgan, 2004; Rasmussen and Corbett, 2008; Sanchez et al, 2007; Scholefield and Peel, 2009; Smith and Van Dyke, 2008; Vittersø et al, 2003). Meanwhile, a portion of these works has referred to or focused on the benefits and drawbacks associated with teleworking, as identifying potential advantages and disadvantages is an essential step in achieving teleworking goals.…”

“…The most significant benefit of teleworking reflected in the reviewed literature is ‘reducing commuting time’ (Abdal-Wahab, 2007; Baruch, 2000; Blake, 1999; Demas, 2011; Ellis and Webster, 1997; Kanellopoulos, 2011; Kitou and Horvath, 2008; Kitsap Regional…, 2009; Lavalee, 1993 in Mills et al, 2001; Major et al, 2008; Miller, 2011; Morgan, 2004; Rasmussen and Corbett, 2008; Smith and Van Dyke, 2008). As previously mentioned, teleworking started with Nilles’ idea of shortening the way from home to work.…”

“…Other benefits reported for teleworking in studies include: ‘satisfaction of having more time with family’ (Baruch, 2000; Johanson, 2007), ‘having informal/casual clothes at home’ (Lavalee, 1993 in Mills et al, 2001; Smith and Van Dyke, 2008), ‘keeping out of playing politics in organization’ (Blake, 1999; Lavalee, 1993 in Mills et al, 2001), ‘better organizing of work’ (Morgan, 2004), ‘increase in energy to work’ (Major et al, 2008), better time management’ (Harpaz, 2002 in Demas, 2011), ‘increase in self-confidence’ (Miller, 2011), ‘more attractive workplace’ (Lavalee, 1993 in Mills et al, 2001), and ‘increase in job motivation’ (Morgan, 2004).…”