Career patterns of librarians in government libraries

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Librarian Career Development

ISSN: 0968-0810
Merged into: Library Management

Online from: 1993

Subject Area: Library and Information Studies

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Title:	Career patterns of librarians in government libraries
Author(s):	Catriona Hunter, (Catriona Hunter is Senior Librarian in the Ministry of Defence. She is currently on secondment to Longman Group Ltd as part of her career development)
Citation:	Catriona Hunter, (1996) "Career patterns of librarians in government libraries", Librarian Career Development, Vol. 4 Iss: 1, pp.5 - 12
Keywords:	Careers, Civil Service, Government libraries, Librarians, Research, Surveys
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/09680819610108175 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	A survey of the career patterns of librarians in the Ministry of Defence was carried out in 1992. At the time it was the most comprehensive survey on the topic carried out in any government department in the UK. Provides data on choice of career, professional qualifications, career history in librarianship, singleton posts, mobility, career breaks Civil Service careers, alternative working patterns, present jobs, job description, future career plans, background information and attitudes. Finds that the career patterns of staff in government libraries do not differ greatly from those in other types of library, but there is much frustration and uncertainty about the future. Suggests that the Civil Service system does not always work as it is intended to.