Identifying the Serials Librarian: Serials-Related Position Titles in the United States and Around the World |
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| Authors: | Heather Getsay Catherine Rudowsky |
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| Institution: | 1. Bailey Library , Slippery Rock University , Slippery Rock , Pennsylvania , USA heather.getsay@sru.edu;3. Bailey Library , Slippery Rock University , Slippery Rock , Pennsylvania , USA |
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| Abstract: | Serials are a familiar academic job responsibility, but serials librarians are becoming difficult to identify. While serials continue to exist, the transition from print to electronic resources contributes to a trend in which the job titles of librarians who manage serials no longer include the word “serials.” A content analysis was conducted to examine the prevalence of the word “serials,” as well as common synonyms including “continuing resources” and “periodicals,” in U.S. and non-U.S. academic library job titles. In a sample of 98 U.S. national and regional universities and colleges, 18 librarian and 98 staff job titles were found that included the word “serials” or a synonym for serials. By comparison, a sample of 71 universities from 8 non-U.S. countries revealed 17 librarian and 85 staff job titles that included the word “serials” or a synonym for serials. |
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| Keywords: | serials serials librarians job titles staff positions library organization |
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