New Partnerships Within the Library

Walbridge, Sharon

doi:10.1300/j111v15n01_05

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“…17 Librarians in the two areas "often did not relate well to one another." 18 The conflict between PS and TS was referred to as "war" or a "cold war." 19 There is also an impression that PS has been valued more within the profession.…”

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“…TS has been said to have "little appeal" to library school students, and students expressed greater interest in reference services as compared to other subfields. 23 Furthermore, there exists in libraries an implicit attitude, as Bachus bluntly stated, of "first-and second-class professional positions, reader services the former and technical services the latter." 24 This coincides with Manley's informal survey findings in perceptions of reference librarians (PS) and catalogers (TS), in which some negative perceptions of catalogers have appeared among the top "pet peeves" of reference librarians.…”

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“…5 The concept of "renaissance librarians" or a "holistic approach"-i.e., gaining a big-picture view of the library and performing a broader range of tasks-to managing library operations was a frequent topic of discussion. 6 Despite the recognition of barriers to communication and collaboration, prior research, such as that of McComb and other research by Larsen, revealed that implementing a holistic operational system has been possible only for smaller institutions where staff are able to manage cross-divisional responsibilities due to the relatively smaller size of their collections and operations. 7 In light of the variation in work environments and job descriptions, it is important for PS and TS librarians to develop a shared vision, achieve common objectives, and build constructive partnerships to deliver sustainable service to the library community.…”

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Towards Sustainable Partnership: Examining Cross Perceptions of Public and Technical Services Academic Librarians

Weng¹,

Ackerman²

2017

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Public services (PS) and technical services (TS) librarians play equally crucial roles in providing library services to meet user needs to support institutional goals. For PS and TS librarians to develop effective workplace collaborations, both groups must have a better understanding of the other side’s perspectives, values, and concerns. This paper sought to learn how librarians in the two areas currently perceive and/or stereotype each other. The authors conducted a survey on cross perceptions of public and technical services academic librarians. The study tested and confirmed assumptions that previous papers have made about the negative perceptions of TS librarians held by PS librarians. Analysis of survey results, however, found that TS respondents expected to be viewed more negatively than was evidenced by the PS responses. Nonetheless, both PS and TS respondents recognized and agreed on the important role that library technical services play within the larger context.

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Towards Sustainable Partnership: Examining Cross Perceptions of Public and Technical Services Academic Librarians

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Ackerman²

2017

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“…With early involvement and a mutually respectful dialogue much frus tration can be avoided. 5 When discussing what and how information displays in the OPAC it is essential for the catalogers to work closely with the reference librarians.…”

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