Pursuing academic librarianship: Factors affecting job attainment |
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| Institution: | 1. New Mexico State University Library, MSC 3475, P.O. Box 30006, Las Cruces, NM 88003, United States;2. New Mexico State University, College of Business, Department of Economics, Applied Statistics, and International Business, MSC 3CQ, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, United States;1. University Library, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria;2. Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;3. Donald Ekong Library, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria;1. University of Southern Mississippi, United States of America;2. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, United States of America;3. Middle Georgia State University, United States of America;1. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries, USA;2. Washington State University Vancouver, USA;1. Ohio University, United States of America;2. Syracuse University, United States of America;3. Atypon, United States of America |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of the study is to support library and information science (LIS) students and recent graduates considering academic librarianship so they can strategize their career preparation and job search endeavors based on recent graduates' experiences. The authors accomplished this by quantifying the academic and pre-professional experiences, aspects of the job search, and information about first librarian positions of recent graduates in the United States seeking positions as academic librarians. This article focuses on the factors which significantly influence successful and unsuccessful job search outcomes for different population groups represented in the study. For the overall survey population results show that applying early for jobs, gaining pre-professional employment in an academic library, participating in an internship or practicum at an academic library, and applying for positions out of state are significantly associated with successful job search outcomes. Other factors, such as pre-professional employment in a public library, are significantly associated with unsuccessful job search outcomes. Subsequent data analyses focus on respondents who identify as a person of color and on those who identify as Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin. Results for these groups varied in comparison to those for the overall, predominantly white, cisgender female survey population, underscoring the need to obtain robust demographics while seeking study participation in intentional ways to increase representation in the research. |
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