Workforce Planning and the School Library Media Specialist

Solomon, Paul; Rathbun-Grubb, Susan

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Title

Workforce Planning and the School Library Media Specialist

Author(s)

• Solomon, Paul
• Rathbun-Grubb, Susan

Issue Date

2009

Keyword(s)

• School librarians -- Recruiting -- North Carolina
• Instructional materials personnel -- Recruiting -- North Carolina
• Librarians -- Retirement -- North Carolina
• Employee retention -- North Carolina
• Library and information science
• Labor studies

Abstract

This article utilizes data collected through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)–supported Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science 1 (WILIS 1)1 survey of graduates (1964–2007) of the five library and information science master's programs in North Carolina to consider career patterns and what these career patterns tell us about recruitment, retention, and retirement of school library media specialists (SLMSs). A life course approach is used to interpret the survey data and to suggest areas needing attention in recruiting and retaining SLMSs and planning for their retirement. Perhaps the most noteworthy finding is that a major influence on turnover of SLMSs is the lack of opportunities for career growth and development. Suggestions are offered for enhancing career development opportunities for SLMS.

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

ISSN

0024-2594

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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