Library Journal RSS Feed Library Jounral en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887218-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 664306@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:13:46 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887307-305/ljs_placements__salaries_survey.html.csp Rebecca Miller Salaries 667231@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few If you are a faculty member or a director and your school did not respond fully, now is ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887217-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 664224@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few Dig into the survey data, broken down by region, salary levels, type of job and organizat... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887215-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 664218@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few Regional economic instability appeared to have limited impact on average starting salari... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887211-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 664107@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few "Jobs...what jobs?" asked many of the 2009 LIS graduating class following another year o... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887205-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 664042@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few Each year's survey provides an opportunity to examine the health of the profession throu... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887204-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 663990@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Recession’s Toll Where Are the Jobs? As the Grads See It The View from the Schools Growing Equity Gap Explore the Data Life for the Lucky Few We received responses either through the institutional survey or individuals representin... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887200-305/placements__salaries_survey_2010.html.csp Ashley MacDonald Salaries 663951@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 SFPL says services won't be affected by shortened staff hoursProposed budget cuts may be reworkedUnions still in negotiations, could affect budget outcomeUnion steward confident measure will be overruledJust when you've heard it all, here's another variat... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/884432-305/city_of_san_francisco_fires.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Salaries 580467@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Reversal of 2006 voteSeniority and "bumping" an issueOnly librarians involvedAfter librarians of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County faced staff reductions in 2005, they agreed in early 2006 to join the Service Employees International Uni... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/884247-305/cincinnati_library_union_decertified_by.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 579561@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862341-305/academic_library_salaries_rising.html.csp Andrew Albanese Salaries 443909@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862275-305/story.csp Rebecca Miller Salaries 443579@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862182-305/story.csp Rebecca Miller Salaries 443115@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862180-305/make_sure_your_school_gets.html.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 443105@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862164-305/story.csp Rebecca Miller Salaries 443026@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Despite a difficult economy and tightening budgets, both jobs and salaries rose for 2007 grads. Echoing the previous year's growth, reported annual salaries increased approximately 3.1%, from $41,014 in 2006 to $42,361. The picture was most positive for g... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862158-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442995@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For some, the transition from graduate student to employed professional was seamless. Of the 1,546 graduates reporting employment, a full 41% remained with their current employer (compared to 36.9% in 2006 and 37% in 2005) while completing the master's de... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862155-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442981@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Over the past several years a greater and more diverse representation of job assignments and types of organizations has lured LIS graduates, especially in the area of information science. Schools and graduates are reporting many intriguing job titles and ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862154-305/story.csp Steanie Maatta Salaries 442977@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The other gap that exists is one of diversity. That said, graduates claiming ethnic and racial minority status fared better in the marketplace than did women in general. In 2007, approximately 11.8% of the graduating class claimed minority status. This ha... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862151-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442959@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Recent issues of the annual placements and salaries survey have given cursory exploration of salary parity between the genders as well as minority comparisons. There is no doubt that the gaps continue to exist and even widen. Women experienced another yea... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862149-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442949@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Other opportunities for achievement were reported by grads obtaining positions in cataloging and classification. Unlike past trends, salaries for catalogers made an upward turn, increasing by just over 10.2% to $39,670, though still remaining below the $4... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862147-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442940@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 This year's survey provided real opportunities to examine the debate between library science and information science in more detail. In 2006 and again in 2007, graduates were asked to define whether their jobs were information science (IS), library scienc... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862148-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442944@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 One real surprise was substantial growth in the number of graduates accepting professional positions as archivists. Compared to other types of jobs, archival placements comprise about 4.3% of the reported staffing. However, this was a 22% increase from th... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862146-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442935@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In light of recent professional discussions about tenure status for academic librarians, it seemed timely to explore graduate experiences in academic settings. Of the 416 graduates who accepted positions in academic libraries, 336 responded to inquiries r... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862144-305/story.csp Stephanie Maattaa Salaries 442924@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Public libraries continue to be a popular choice for employment, averaging 28% of the overall reported placements. This figure has held steady over the last several years, consistently hovering around 27% to 29%. Increased hires were reported in the Midwe... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862142-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 442914@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/862075-305/story.csp Salaries 442580@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Workers locked out since February 17Librarians gain a version of pay equityLibraries to reopen next weekA pay equity deal welcomed by library workers has ended months of labor unrest at the Greater Victoria Public Library,BC, where workers at the nine bra... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/860996-305/story.csp Norman Oder Salaries 437184@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Three librarian positions to be paid $10K lessBudget stagnant, reference questions downDirector, staffer disagreeAs expenses rise faster than budget increases, and some traditional work for librarians like reference decreases, the Marathon County Public L... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/860779-305/story.csp Salaries 436100@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/860637-305/story.csp Norman Oder Salaries 435388@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Five-month disputeLibrary says $50K CAD lost monthlyWill there be negotiation?The five-month labor dispute between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 410 and the nine-branch Greater Victoria Public Library, BC, which has included rotating str... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/860635-305/story.csp Norman Oder Salaries 435378@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855968-305/ljaposs_2009_placements_amp_salaries.html.csp Salaries 412003@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855899-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411678@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 We received responses either through the institutional survey or individuals representing 46 of the 54 American Library Association (ALA)-accredited LIS schools in the United States and from 2,119 of the approximately 6,589 total LIS graduates. Michigan p... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855898-305/placements_amp_salaries_survey_2009.html.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411673@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Minority Report | Venus and Mars on the Job I's, L's and O's | School AffairsThe Minority ReportProfessionwide there continues to be a strong emphasis on recruiting a diverse workforce in all areas, whether by region, position, or library type. Fundin... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855896-305/placements_amp_salaries_survey_2009.html.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411662@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Academic Scene | Serving the Public Other Opportunities | Region by RegionThe Academic SceneOf the 1,817 jobs reported in the current survey period, academic libraries comprised 29.3% of the overall placements. This was up approximately 13.4% from 20... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855895-305/story.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411658@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Fewer Full-Time Jobs | Pockets of Good News'It's a recession, baby!'; was the common refrain among the LIS graduates of 2008. This was a record year for the number of graduates participating in the annual survey, with 2,089 respondents, representing appro... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855894-305/placements_amp_salaries_survey_2009.html.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411653@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Table 1: Status of 2008 Graduates*Number of Schools ReportingNumber of Graduates RespondingPermanent ProfessionalTemporary ProfessionalNon-professionalTotalGraduates Outside of ProfessionUnemployed or Status UnreportedNortheast1253227542703877272Southeast... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855890-305/placements_amp_salaries_survey_2009.html.csp Stephanie Maatta Salaries 411632@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Just half a year before June 2008 graduates flipped the tassels on their caps from one side to the other, the recession officially began. They walked out into a job market where, as one fall 2008 University of South Florida grad put it in a letter to LJ, ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/855876-305/story.csp Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Ch Salaries 411562@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/854875-305/academic_librarian_salary_survey_released.html.csp Josh Hadro Salaries 406557@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $5000 in awards given to two individuals and one library boardSalary surveys often find library workers underpaidThere is no better way to indicate staff appreciation than to increase the salaries of valued employees. Unfortunately, not all library organi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/854597-305/salary_advocates_recognized_by_sirsidynixala-apa.html.csp Josh Hadro Salaries 405171@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswire for more storiesHirshon: success in class not success in workplaceBishoff: MLS is education, not trainingCommenter: MLS needed for better pay(This article first appeared in the March 19 issue of the LJ Academi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/854493-305/unresolved_acrl_aposdebateapos_over_mls.html.csp Andrew Albanese Salaries 404651@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Two retirees have pensionsnear $200,000Average pension: $19,000+Most librarians collect modest sumsThe tabloid New York Post, in an article Monday headlined LIBRARY RETIREES' SERIOUS CA-SSSH, had fun pointing out that the seventh and ninth most generous p... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/854253-305/new_york_post_finds_high.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 403451@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Library staffers criticize new ruleLibrary spokesperson said goal is safety, cleanlinessShortage of guardsAfter a judge stymied efforts by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to close 11 of 54 Free Library of Philadelphia branches, the branches have periodi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/854203-305/does_requiring_guards_at_philadelphiaplsmean.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 403199@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Go back to the Academic Newswirefor more storiesVote certifies application to Ontario Labour Relations BoardTwo controversial firings in Spring 2009Librarian union apart from faculty associationThe librarians at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) have bro... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/853764-305/librarians_at_mcmaster_university_in.html.csp Josh Hadro Salaries 400973@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The three-month labor dispute between the Greater Victoria Library System (GVLS), BC, and 250 library workers represented by CUPE 410 has heated up. Earlier this week, library staffers walked off the job for two days, shutting down all nine branches in th... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/852017-305/victoria_bc_library_strike_continues.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Salaries 391826@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 After 'modifications'; were made to the deal they overwhelmingly voted against last week, striking library workers in Vancouver, BC, now have a new tentative agreement to approve. On Thursday, spokespeople from both the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) and ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851805-305/story.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Salaries 390764@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 More than 71 percent of 775 striking Vancouver Public Library, BC, workers voted October 19 in favor of a new contract, nearly three months after they walked off the job on July 26. Library staff are back at work today, with the system scheduled to reopen... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851801-305/vancouver_pl_to_reopen_after.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 390744@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Unionized workers at the Greater Victoria Public Library, BC, have been conducting a variety of strike actions since early September, and today are concluding a three-day shutdown of the nine-branch systems. The workers went out on strike on October 20, c... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851796-305/victoria_bc_library_workers_escalate.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 390719@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Write a 1200-word paper analyzing the ALA-APA's 2007 salary data and get a free copy of a survey. The organization is putting out a call for paper proposals concerning either the ALA-APA Salary Survey-Librarian: Public and Academic or the ALA-APA Salary S... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851718-305/ala-apa_call_for_salary_analyses.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Salaries 390329@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 After almost three months on strike, Vancouver Public Library (VPL) union members overwhelmingly voted Oct. 9 to reject a mediator's recommendations. Some 78.1 percent turned down the offer to push some library workers up one pay grade on top of a regular... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851711-305/strike_actions_continue_in_vancouver.html.csp Salaries 390294@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) reports that the average salary for librarians with ALA-accredited master's degrees increased 2.8 percent from 2006, up $1,550 to $57,809. The median MLS salary was $53,000. (Equal... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851513-305/average_mls_salary_up_2.8.csp Lynn Blumenstein Salaries 389299@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Like their colleagues in nearby Vancouver, librarians in British Columbia's capital city, Victoria, went on strike briefly on September 7 after contract negotiations with city and library officials stalled. The walkout lasted only three hours, but it shut... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851507-305/another_library_strike_emerges_in.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Salaries 389269@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Vancouver Public Library doors remain shut more than 30 days into a labor strike by library staffers and municipal employees, and now VPL director Paul Whitney and CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Local 391 president Alex Youngberg are trading ba... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851431-305/no_progress_inlong-running_vancouver_library.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Salaries 388886@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In a sequence far swifter than originally contemplated, Jackson County, OR, officials appear on their way to reopening the 15-branch Jackson County Library Services/, closed since April 6. Management would be provided by outsourcing company Library System... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851430-305/story.csp Norman Oder Salaries 388881@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851419-305/bedford_tx_set_for_library.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 388826@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For more than two weeks, librarystaffers and other municipal workers have been striking in Vancouver, BC, shutting down the 22-branch Vancouver Public Library system for the first time ever. Yesterday, after six days of bargaining, the three striking unio... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851339-305/as_strike_drags_on_vancouver.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 388426@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Library of Congress (LC) and its professional union, the Library of Congress Professional Guild, AFSCME Local 2910, have been at odds over a number of issues, and an arbitrator recently gave the union a boost regarding a grievance the union said would... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851307-305/arbitrator_gives_nod_to_library.html.csp Norman Oder Salaries 388266@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For the first time in the 77-year history of Vancouver Public Library(VPL), BC, the entire 22-branch system has been shut down by a strike. It began yesterday; more than 470 out of 771 union memberspicketed in front of the central library. Earlier this mo... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/851298-305/union_strikes_shuts_down_vancouver.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Salaries 388221@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/849889-305/placements_amp_salaries_survey_2009.html.csp Salaries 378222@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45