An exploratory study of school librarians' emotional response to change in the workplace

Background. The library field is changing constantly as a result of changes in information access and technology innovations. Librarians are part and parcel of the change process, either as the initiators or primary recipient of change. Objectives. The goals of this study were to understand libraria...

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Main Authors: Houston, Cynthia, Paganelli, Andrea
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1542812021-12-22T20:10:49Z An exploratory study of school librarians' emotional response to change in the workplace Houston, Cynthia Paganelli, Andrea Library and information science Background. The library field is changing constantly as a result of changes in information access and technology innovations. Librarians are part and parcel of the change process, either as the initiators or primary recipient of change. Objectives. The goals of this study were to understand librarians’ emotional responses during the change process and the types of changes they were experiencing. School librarians in the United States were the subjects of this study. Methods. The study used exploratory survey methodology to gain a preliminary understanding of the types of changes school librarians were experiencing and how they were responding to these changes. Results. Overall, school librarians reported that they experienced negative emotions as a response to change, particularly discouragement. The results of this study indicated that school librarians responded negatively to change when it was imposed externally. School librarians were more positive about change when they had some level of influence over the changes being made. Novice librarians were most positive about change. In all cases, school librarians felt slightly more positive about change over time. Contributions. The results of this study indicate that there are parallels between the emotional responses of school librarians and teachers during times of change, which has implications for research on librarians in schools across the globe. The study shows that librarians with some influence have more positive experiences with change, which the researchers believe has implications for professional practice. Published version 2021-12-16T08:09:17Z 2021-12-16T08:09:17Z 2015 Journal Article Houston, C. & Paganelli, A. (2015). An exploratory study of school librarians' emotional response to change in the workplace. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 25(1), 16-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2015.1.2 1058-6768 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154281 10.32655/LIBRES.2015.1.2 1 25 16 32 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2015 Cynthia Houston, Andrea Paganelli. All rights reserved. application/pdf
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Houston, Cynthia
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An exploratory study of school librarians' emotional response to change in the workplace
description Background. The library field is changing constantly as a result of changes in information access and technology innovations. Librarians are part and parcel of the change process, either as the initiators or primary recipient of change. Objectives. The goals of this study were to understand librarians’ emotional responses during the change process and the types of changes they were experiencing. School librarians in the United States were the subjects of this study. Methods. The study used exploratory survey methodology to gain a preliminary understanding of the types of changes school librarians were experiencing and how they were responding to these changes. Results. Overall, school librarians reported that they experienced negative emotions as a response to change, particularly discouragement. The results of this study indicated that school librarians responded negatively to change when it was imposed externally. School librarians were more positive about change when they had some level of influence over the changes being made. Novice librarians were most positive about change. In all cases, school librarians felt slightly more positive about change over time. Contributions. The results of this study indicate that there are parallels between the emotional responses of school librarians and teachers during times of change, which has implications for research on librarians in schools across the globe. The study shows that librarians with some influence have more positive experiences with change, which the researchers believe has implications for professional practice.
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