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http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.3.325

A Study on Professional Identity of Public Librarians  

Kim, Jisoo (이화여자대학교 대학원 문헌정보학과)
Cha, Mikyeong (이화여자대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science / v.33, no.3, 2022 , pp. 325-346 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the professional identity level of public librarians and to identify related factors. For this purpose, a questionnaire survey was conducted for librarians in public libraries in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from October 28 to November 18, 2021 and 375 valid responses collected were analyzed. As a result of the study, among the factors of professional identity public librarians showed high level of professional identity in order of belief in self-regulation, sense of calling to the field, belief in public service, using the professional organization as a major referent, and autonomy. In addition, librarian's age, career, position and whether the director of the library was a librarian had a statistically significant difference in professional identity. This study has a significance in that the Hall Professionalism Inventory was used to measure participants' professional identity and it associates domestic public libraries' settings with professional identity.
Keywords
Public Library; Librarian; Professional; Professionalism; Professional Identity;
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