Burning the Candle at Both Ends: How and Why Academic Librarians Who are Parents Experience and Combat Burnout at Work

Authors

Michael Holt, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow
Amy Chew, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Jessica Lee, Valdosta State UniversityFollow
Robert Taylor, Valdosta State UniversityFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-7216

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

Fall 11-1-2022

Abstract

Academic librarians already wear many hats, juggling a multitude of skills and duties in order to meet the needs of their patrons. When one of those hats is parenthood, however, balancing work and home life can sometimes seem like an insurmountable task. In this chapter we explore how and why academic librarians who are also parents experience burnout, as well as methods used to combat burnout by examining the results of a nationally distributed mixed-methods survey. The survey also addresses practices to combat and prevent burnout, both on a personal and institutional level, and the perceptions of their effectiveness.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Academic Librarian Burnout

First Page

107

Last Page

124

Recommended Citation

Holt, M., Lee, J., Chew, A., & Griggs-Taylor, R. (2022). Burning the candle at both ends: How and why academic librarians who are parents experience and combat burnout at work. In C.E. Holm, A.B. Guimaraes, & N. Marcano (Eds.), Academic Library Burnout (pp. 107-124). Association of College and Research Libraries.