A Study on Career Movement of Directors in Public Libraries

공공도서관 관장의 경력개발 현황에 관한 연구

  • 노영희 (건국대학교 인문과학대학 문헌정보학과)
  • Published : 2009.12.30

Abstract

Despite much recent researches on career development or career movement, research on domestic librarians' career development are rarely conducted. Therefore this study examined the career movement of directors of public libraries as one aspect of research for librarian workforce. This study surveyed directors of public libraries and analyzed the following points; age of first job, initial type of career, age when they became the director. Factors affecting career move, career paths, working years by career steps, the number of changing department before director, training opportunities for manager, and so on. This study also analyzed what kinds of efforts they exerted to become a director. The result showed 45.1% of respondents made an effort to increase knowledge and skills, 23.6% undertook an effort to improve their honesty and gain their integrity, 12.8% underwent an effort to increase competence and self-management efforts in about the library. Through analyzing the career development process of public library directors, we can find the ideal path for career development to become a director of public libraries.

경력개발이나 경력이동에 관한 연구가 최근 들어 활발하게 이루어지고 있음에도 불구하고 국내 사서직계에서만은 경력개발에 대한 연구가 거의 이루어지고 있지 않고 있는 것이 현실이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 사서인력의 경력이동 및 경력개발의 한 분야로 공공도서관 관장의 경력이동 및 개발 현황에 대해서 조사하고자 하였다. 현직 공공도서관 관장을 대상으로 설문조사를 수행하였으며, 공공도서관 관장의 경력개발부분에서는 입직시 연령, 경력출발유형, 최초로 관장이 된 시기, 경력이동에 영향을 주는 요인, 직장이동경로 및 경력단계별 근무년수, 관장이 되기까지 바꾼 부서의 횟수, 교육훈련의 기회 등에 대해서 분석하였다. 또한 응답자가 도서관 관장이 되기까지 어떠한 노력을 하였는지를 알아보고자 하였으며, 그 결과 설문에 응한 현직 관장은 도서관 관장이 되기 위해 45.1%가 지식과 능력개발을 위하여 노력하였다고 응답하였고, 23.6%가 정직과 성실성 향상 등 인성관련 노력을 하였다고 응답하였으며 도서관에 대한 적성과 자기관리 노력을 하였다는 응답자도 12.8%나 되었다. 공공도서관 관장의 경력개발과정 분석을 통해 공공도서관 관장이 되기 위한 경력개발과정을 발견하고 이상적인 경력개발 경로를 제시할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

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