Determining Equitable Liaison Librarian Workloads: An Investigation into the Conundrum
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| Title: | Determining Equitable Liaison Librarian Workloads: An Investigation into the Conundrum |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Susan Alison Bolton |
| Source: | College & Research Libraries. 2024 85(5):726-738. |
| Availability: | Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Faculty Workload, Faculty, Academic Rank (Professional), Foreign Countries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Role, Intellectual Disciplines, Comparative Analysis, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Fine Arts, Health Sciences |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| DOI: | 10.5860/crl.85.5.726 |
| ISSN: | 0010-0870 2150-6701 |
| Abstract: | In 2020 a University of Saskatchewan Library Working Group investigated liaison librarian workloads across disciplines to help develop a clearer understanding of variance in disciplinary needs, which would then help inform equitable annual liaison assignments. This article describes the process and data used to compare liaison workloads across the health sciences, fine arts, humanities, science, and social sciences disciplines. Although the Working Group was able to formulate some general recommendations, there was uncertainty around how the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Library's shift to a functional organizational structure, might impact liaison librarian activities and annual assignments in the future. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1439876 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In 2020 a University of Saskatchewan Library Working Group investigated liaison librarian workloads across disciplines to help develop a clearer understanding of variance in disciplinary needs, which would then help inform equitable annual liaison assignments. This article describes the process and data used to compare liaison workloads across the health sciences, fine arts, humanities, science, and social sciences disciplines. Although the Working Group was able to formulate some general recommendations, there was uncertainty around how the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Library's shift to a functional organizational structure, might impact liaison librarian activities and annual assignments in the future. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-0870 2150-6701 |
| DOI: | 10.5860/crl.85.5.726 |
