Career Development and Job Satisfaction of Library Professionals in University Libraries of Andhra Pradesh
Author(s): Smt. K. Sujatha, Dr. A. Kishore & Prof. M. Doraswamy
Abstract – University Library is considered as an important unit of a university and employees of the library have a key role to play in disseminating knowledge to the academic patrons in the university. This study conducted to expansively explore the job satisfaction of employees towards the career development opportunities as the main objective and followed by identifying the main factors and to conclude to give suggestions to conquer the dissatisfaction level of jobs of staff serving in respective universities. Study sample consisted of 110 respondents representing Group –A (all librarians, deputy librarians, assistant librarians/documentation officers, information scientists) and Group-B (library assistants and junior library assistants) categories working in 23 university libraries in Andhra Pradesh. Structured questionnaire with five point likert scale used to collect quantitative data for the study. Based on the survey findings, this study concluded that the library science professionals are more satisfied with the career development opportunities statements that ‘ample opportunities are available in my job to use my skills and abilities abundantly’, ‘opportunities are available for professional development within my field’ and ‘I have been deputed to attend workshops/seminars/conferences etc. periodically’. The study further identified the lack of adequate training when new technology is introduced relating to their job responsibilities. The study recommends that the university authorities and library administrators must provide facilities and opportunities to staff to attend programmes particularly related to modern ICT developments.
Keywords – Career Development, Job Satisfaction, Library Professionals, University Libraries, Andhra Pradesh.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.4.2021.1480
Cite This Article As: Sujatha, K., Kishore, A. & Doraswamy, M. (2021). Career Development and Job Satisfaction of Library Professionals in University Libraries of Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(4) 190-200. www.ijrls.in
Copyright © 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
Paper ID: IJRLS-1480 Page: 191-200 Publication Date: 29 November 2021