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2020 Poster Sessions
Moving to A Different Library Environment: Perceptions and Statistics

 

Intended Audience

Academic Libraries, Paraprofessional Library Employees, Special Services Departments
 

Poster Summary and Objectives

Librarians at the University of Central Florida surveyed nearly 2,000 librarians from many types of libraries to learn their attitudes and experience about changing library environments during their careers. Do skills transfer? Are there hiring biases? Should you be open to changing library types? Come see the statistics from this survey and read quotes and opinions from interviewees. There will be an interactive element to this poster. LEAD yourself to more career options!


Presenters

Tina Herman Buck- University of Central Florida

Sara Duff- University of Central Florida

  • The authors have worked in multiple types of libraries, have presented about career options, and are writing a book on the topic.