Summarizes results of a 1993 survey of Southeastern Library Association members to find out if librarians are covered by pension programs, and if they are using tax-deferred savings plans for retirement. Discusses librarian participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans and voluntary savings programs, and compares survey results based on…

Report on "ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries, 1984" notes the sample of 920 academic and public libraries, five library types surveyed, changes made in the survey since the first was published in 1982, and results. A table charting comparison of average top-of-the-range salaries for librarians (1982 and 1984) is included. (EJS)

Summarizes findings of the "ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries 1993." A table shows rank order of position titles (i.e., Director, Deputy/Associate/Assistant Director, Department/Branch Head; Reference/Information Librarian, Cataloger/Classifier, Children's/Young Adult Services Librarian) by mean of salaries paid for 1992 and 1993; amount…

Presents results of two-part mail survey (background information, modified version of short form of Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire measuring 21 dimensions of job satisfaction) designed to assess job satisfaction of male and female librarians in Nigeria. Review of literature, methodology, results, and conclusions are discussed. Ten references…

Presents results of the American Library Association "ALA Survey of Librarian Salaries 1998." Three tables show percent change in mean of salaries paid 1990-1997, rank order of position titles by mean of salaries paid, and percent of librarians by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission category and by Sex. (AEF)

Describes one search for a middle- or upper-management academic library position within the context of concerns expressed by respondents in a 1985 survey of 1,400 American Library Association (ALA) members by Bernstein and Leach. Factors examined include locale; availability and salary; staff relations; the application; the screening process; and…

Identifies determinants of librarians' salaries and tests human capital-based explanations of librarianship as a woman's profession. Earnings functions are developed for men and women in public and academic libraries and for women in school libraries, and personal, human capital, and job determinants of salaries are identified. Thirty-one…

The major finding of this study which identified motivation-to-manage levels is that there is no evidence of any significant difference between the motivation-to-manage scores of males and females who are either (1) master's students preparing for careers in academic librarianship or (2) practitioners of academic librarianship. Thirty references…

Survey of 547 public library reference librarians compared to a similar study of teachers indicates that: 35% of librarians experienced burnout; burnout was high where role ambiguity and role conflict were present; role variable use in predicting burnout was statistically significant; comparison with teachers showed similarities and differences.…

This study of 357 academic librarians concludes that, even when professional characteristics (education, experience, publications, professional activity) are equal, women do not hold administrative positions in proportion to their numbers. Educational attainment is most important factor in reducing magnitude of relationship between sex and type of…

Presents results of the 45th annual "Library Journal" placement and salaries survey. Highlights include professional, temporary, and part-time job outlooks; library school stability; status of traditional jobs; placement trends, including minority placements; comparison of salaries; and a sidebar that profiles a librarian in her first professional…

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the vocational interests and personality patterns of today's academic librarians are more like the traditional stereotype (i.e., that librarians are conventional, conservative, rigid types) or are beginning to change due to the changing nature of the profession and its work environment. To…

Segmented labor market theory is used to explain how the structure of the library labor market may determine salary differences by type of library. Evidence that segmentation exists at intraoccupational levels and the possibility that comparing entire occupations may obscure results are also reported. (Author/CLB)

Data are presented from an annual survey of law school libraries, including salary ranges and fringe benefits of head librarians and professional staff. Data for each institution: collection size and content; staffing; hours; budgets for compensation and library materials; facilities, students, and faculty. Available from Am. Assoc. Law Libraries,…

Presents results of the 1991 placement survey of accredited library schools. Highlights include status of graduates; placements by type of library; full-time salaries of graduates; comparison of salaries by type of library; women's salaries; institutional data and trends; and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent graduate. (LRW)