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Title: Determining Equitable Liaison Librarian Workloads: An Investigation into the Conundrum
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
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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.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1439876
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