All Annotations of InfoMatters :: The depressed librarians[Preview]

saved byWisely on 2008-06-20

• The Future is bleak:
  
  93% believe the next 10 years look less promising than before for the profession of librarian.
  
  70% believe their libraries’ commitment to intellectual freedom is diminishing even when 81% believe the need for public libraries to protect intellectual freedom is increasing.
  
  55% believe more fee-based services are in their future, 44% believe the library’s place in the market is eroding.
• 87% believe the library trustees fail to raise the visibility of the library in the community, and have no political clout, even as 71.4% of respondents believe their library board is becoming older and more political! 57% feel there is no common understanding between staff and boards on the library’s direction anyhow.