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The professional development of small community librarians in Texas: A qualitative study of the female experience.

机译：德克萨斯州小型社区图书馆员的职业发展：对女性经历的定性研究。

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The purpose of this study is to explore elements in educational events, personal experiences, or job circumstances that a selected group of library directors without master's in library and information science (MLS) degrees working in small Texas communities believed to be significant in contributing to their professional development. The study may aid continuing education providers to develop training programs that better meet the needs of small community librarians, and may help promote understanding and collegiality between MLS and non-MLS librarians. A qualitative inquiry was conducted with 14 female library directors working in Texas communities of 25,000 or less with at least one participant from each of the ten Texas regional library systems. None of the librarians in the study have MLS degrees, and so are not considered by the field to be professional librarians. Study participants were selected using a random stratified sampling technique. Face-to-face interviews lasting between 30 and 60 minutes were conducted using open-ended questions, and interviews were recorded and transcribed for later analysis. Four archetype-like roles for librarians were identified from the interview data: the Mother/Caregiver, the Researcher/Detective, the Visionary Leader, and the New Professional. Four broad areas with sub-themes relating to the professionalization of non-MLS library directors also were identified from the data: job satisfaction (library work as spiritual salvation, librarianship and the ethic of caring, making a difference in the community, and pride in professional identity), professional development (hiring narratives, continuing education and lifelong learning, mentoring and professional development, and the importance of the MLS degree), challenges facing small community library directors (gender-based discrimination, resistance from local governing officials, and geographic isolation), and guidelines for success (understanding the community, becoming part of the community, making the library the heart of the community, business and managerial skills, and people and customer service skills). Conclusions relating to each finding are summarized and outlined in the final chapter. General conclusions are: (1) small community library directors approach their jobs as archetypal-like roles; (2) caring relationships and a need to make a difference both drive and inspire small community library directors; (3) continuing education and mentoring are essential to the professional development of small community library directors; and (4) many non-MLS library directors working in small communities exhibit traits associated with professional librarians, including knowledge of information sources and tools, research skills, business and management skills, and customer service skills. The study concludes with recommendations for practice and for further research in the area of small community librarianship.
机译：这项研究的目的是探索教育活动，个人经历或工作环境中的要素，这些要素是由选定的，没有图书馆和信息科学（MLS）硕士学位的图书馆馆长在德克萨斯州的小社区工作而建立的，被认为对他们的贡献很大。专业发展。该研究可以帮助继续教育提供者制定更好地满足小型社区图书馆员需求的培训计划，并且可以帮助促进MLS和非MLS图书馆员之间的理解和合作。对在德克萨斯州25,000或以下社区中工作的14名女性图书馆馆长进行了定性调查，其中至少有10名德克萨斯州地区图书馆系统中的每一个参加者。本研究中没有图书馆员拥有MLS学位，因此该领域不认为他们是专业图书馆员。使用随机分层抽样技术选择研究参与者。使用开放式问题进行了持续30到60分钟的面对面访谈，并记录了访谈内容并进行转录以备后用。从访谈数据中确定了图书馆员的四个原型角色：母亲/照顾者，研究员/侦探，有远见的领导者和新专业人员。还从数据中确定了与非MLS图书馆馆长专业化有关的四个主要子主题领域：工作满意度（图书馆工作是精神救赎，图书馆员和关怀伦理，在社区中有所作为和以个人为傲）职业身份），职业发展（聘用叙事，继续教育和终身学习，指导和职业发展以及MLS学位的重要性），小型社区图书馆馆长面临的挑战（基于性别的歧视，当地政府官员的抵制和地理因素）隔离）和成功指南（了解社区，成为社区的一部分，使图书馆成为社区的心脏，业务和管理技能以及人员和客户服务技能）。在最后一章中总结并概述了与每个发现相关的结论。总的结论是：（1）小型社区图书馆馆长以原型角色扮演他们的工作； （2）关心的关系以及需要有所作为的需求既驱动又激励着小型社区图书馆馆长； （3）继续教育和指导对于小型社区图书馆馆长的职业发展至关重要； （4）许多在小社区工作的非MLS图书馆馆长表现出与专业图书馆员相关的特征，包括信息来源和工具的知识，研究技能，业务和管理技能以及客户服务技能。该研究最后提出了在小型社区图书馆管理领域的实践和进一步研究的建议。

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    Boon, Belinda.;

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    The University of Texas at Austin.;

  • 授予单位 The University of Texas at Austin.;
  • 学科 Library Science.; Womens Studies.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2006
  • 页码 210 p.
  • 总页数 210
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 图书馆学、图书馆事业;社会学;
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