Thank you to all, some forty-eight libraries/librarians, for the time you
took to offer insight into the standard full-time work week. You advised me
as to the numbers of hours of work required. Most of you took time to give
a brief description of the type of library for whom you work. You often
provided as to whether your hours had changed recently, your experience
with other libraries, and personal reactions. Again, thank you.
As promised, here's a break down of my findings. (Remember this is not a
comprehensive survey. It was voluntary. One survey participant noted that
in 1999 ARLIS did s similar survey and received 252 resposes.)
No. of libraries responding: 48
types of libraries:
government/ government related: 3
university/large college: 19
smaller college: 14
museum: 8
private organization: 3
required hours:
mean hours: 37.5 hrs
median: 37.5 hrs
hours by type of library (number of libraries reporting their data):
university/medium college: 38.4 hrs (19 reporting)
government/government related: 38.3 hrs (3 reporting)
smaller univer./college: 37.5 hrs (14 reporting)
museum: 37 hrs (8 reporting)
private organizations: 35 hrs (3 reporting)
hours by geographic location (with numbers of libraries reporting):
west: 39 hrs. (3 institutions)
south: 38.9 hrs (7 insititions)
north: 38.2 hrs (12 instituions)
east: 37.2 hrs.(8 instituions)
non-US: 37.5 hrs.(3 insitutions)*****
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****Note:
All numbers do not "add up," the reason for this being that some libraries
are from unidentifiable or partially unidentifiable organizations,
disallowing either their placement in geography and/or type-of-library.
breakdown.
Any questions or comments, please contact me.
Tom Hartmann
Harrington Institute of Interior Design
Chicago, IL
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