Demographic trends affecting professional technical services staffing in ARL libraries

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-23-2014

Abstract

This paper presents demographic data from the Association of Research Libraries to argue that professional staffing in technical services/cataloging positions is declining. Two factors are identified as possible causes: first, a consistent and long-term drop-off in hiring, and second, unusually high retirement rates resulting from the advanced age of these staff.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Education for Cataloging and the Organization of Information: Pitfalls and the Pendulum

First Page

53

Last Page

58

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