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Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:59:17 -0400
From: Susan Rathbun-Grubb (UNC-Chapel Hill)
<wilisproject@gmail.com>
Subject: Important LIS career survey to be launched in September 2007
Where are you now?
Over
8,000 alumni from six North Carolina LIS programs will have an
opportunity
to make their voices heard through a study funded by the
Institute of Museum and
Library Services in Washington, D.C
. The Workforce Issues in Library and
Information Science (WILIS)
project is exploring educational, workplace, career
and retention
issues faced by graduates of North Carolina LIS programs over the
past
40 years. If you are not a graduate of a North Carolina LIS program,
information about a follow-up grant that will include a broader range
of LIS
programs in different locations is outlined below.
NC graduates who have not already done so should send their name and
e-mail
address to:
wilis@unc.edu
in order to receive information about how to respond
to a web survey.
If you participated in the pilot survey conducted during Spring
2007,
thank you for your contribution to the project; you will not receive a
duplicate request for participation in the September survey.
Since LIS is not a licensed profession, very little is known
about what happens
to graduates of LIS programs, in particular factors
that affect recruitment,
retention and job satisfaction. This study
will also provide a greater understanding
of the impact of trends such
as workforce aging and technological change. These
are trends that
affect LIS practitioners, employers and educators every day.
Your participation in this unique study will help to inform
the field as a whole about
LIS careers. This is an opportunity for you
to contribute to the development of
more effective educational and
workforce planning in the future. We look forward
to sharing the
results of this study with the profession.
The participating NC LIS programs are:
- Appalachian State University Library Science Program
- Central Carolina Community College Library and Information Technology
Program
- East Carolina University Department of Library Science and
Instructional
Technology
- North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information
Sciences
- UNC Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science
- UNC Greensboro Department of Library and Information Studies
For further information, please see the project website:
http://www.wilis.unc.edu
WILIS
2: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has recently
provided researchers at the University of North Carolina's School of
Information
and Library Science (SILS) and Institute on Aging (IOA)
with a second award
to modify the initial WILIS study survey and
methodology for use by a broader
range of LIS programs in different
locations.
WILIS 2 researchers will assess the alumni tracking needs of
LIS programs
and include as many participants as possible in a staged
launch of the modified
career-tracking model. The WILIS team will
develop a system to administer the
surveys and provide access to
results for the participating LIS programs. The
project will also
explore options for sustaining the career-tracking model,
disseminate
findings and publicize the availability of the alumni tracking
system
to all LIS programs.
Susan Rathbun-Grubb
Doctoral student, SILS, UNC-Chapel Hill
Research Assistant, WILIS Project
http://www.wilis.unc.edu/index.html
susanrg@email.unc.edu
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