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A Study on the Job Satisfaction of School Library Itinerant Librarians

학교도서관 순회사서 직무만족도 연구

  • 이은연 (광주대학교 일반대학원 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 정대근 (광주대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2020.11.23
  • Accepted : 2020.12.11
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the current status of staff in school libraries and to provide suggestions for the development of these facilities through the job satisfaction of itinerant librarians, who act as support for schools which lack permanent staff. For employees in the South Korean provinces of South Jeolla, North Gyeongsan and South Gyeonsan, regions which currently operate using systems of itinerant librarians, the general status, work characteristics and systems were identified, and job satisfaction was surveyed. As a result of the survey, librarians may be in charge of anywhere from ten to two hundred schools, with approximately 30% of them being affiliated with public libraries in various municipalities. The overall job satisfaction averaged out to a score of 3.45 out of 5, with the categories of duties (4.15), a feeling of accomplishment (3.89) and communication (3.70) showing above average results, while opportunities for promotion (2.08) and job training (1.96) were on the lower end of the scale. For better job satisfaction, this study suggests an increase in the number of itinerant librarians, more job training, and having these professionals be affiliated with school boards rather than public libraries.

본 연구는 학교도서관 인적자원의 현황을 파악하고, 인적자원이 부재한 학교도서관을 지원하는 순회사서의 직무만족도를 통해 학교도서관의 발전방향을 제시하고자 한다. 순회사서제도가 운영되고 있는 전남, 경북, 경남의 직원을 대상으로 일반적인 현황과 근무체계, 업무 특성을 파악하고 직무만족도를 조사·분석하였다. 분석결과 사서 1명이 10여개에서 200여개의 학교를 담당하고 있었으며, 30%의 사서는 공공도서관 소속으로 나타났다. 직무만족도는 3.45점으로 나타났으며, 세부항목을 보면 직무(4.15), 보람(3.89), 의사소통(3.70)은 평균 이상인 반면, 승진공정(2.08), 교육(1.96)은 낮게 나타났다. 직무만족을 높이기 위해 본 연구에서는 순회사서 인력 증원, 계속교육 기회제공, 순회사서 소속 변경 등을 제안하였다.

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