A Tale of two markets: Employer expectations of information professionals in Australia and the United States of America
| dc.contributor.author | Marion, Linda | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kennan, Mary Anne | |
| dc.contributor.author | Willard, Patricia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Concepción S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-06-03T00:00:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-06-18T23:18:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2006-06-03 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | A Tale of two markets: Employer expectations of information professionals in Australia and the United States of America 2005, | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105082 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of 395 library job advertisements in Australia and the USA from August to October 2004. To investigate similarities and differences between the two countries' data we conducted a content analysis and co-word analysis of professional job ads from academic, public and special libraries. Interpersonal Skills, Behavioural Characteristics, and responsiveness to a changeable Environment were identified as critical requirements in both countries. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Libraries | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | LIS employment | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | LIS jobs | en_US |
| dc.title | A Tale of two markets: Employer expectations of information professionals in Australia and the United States of America | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference Paper | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-06-24T10:03:04Z | |
| html.description.abstract | This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of 395 library job advertisements in Australia and the USA from August to October 2004. To investigate similarities and differences between the two countries' data we conducted a content analysis and co-word analysis of professional job ads from academic, public and special libraries. Interpersonal Skills, Behavioural Characteristics, and responsiveness to a changeable Environment were identified as critical requirements in both countries. |
