ERIC Number: EJ1439876
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
EISSN: EISSN-2150-6701
Determining Equitable Liaison Librarian Workloads: An Investigation into the Conundrum
Susan Alison Bolton
College & Research Libraries, v85 n5 p726-738 2024
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.
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
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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