From Cataloguing and Back Again: A Librarian's Tale

This article details the experience of working multiple departments within one library. A key difference between departments of Circulation and Technical services is the demand of emotional labor. As a public service department, Circulation required higher levels of emotional labor from workers. Mor...

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Published in:	Journal of library administration Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 500 - 506
Main Author:	Reed, Kayla
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Routledge 19-05-2021 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	burnout circulation Emotional labor emotional regulation Librarians Libraries technical services work environment
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Summary:	This article details the experience of working multiple departments within one library. A key difference between departments of Circulation and Technical services is the demand of emotional labor. As a public service department, Circulation required higher levels of emotional labor from workers. More research is needed concerning emotional labor and library workers, especially between departments.
ISSN:	0193-0826 1540-3564
DOI:	10.1080/01930826.2021.1906571