Finding time for scholarship: a survey of Canadian research university librarians

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Date
2007Author
Fox, David
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University PressType
ArticleRefereed Paper
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More than half the participants in a survey of Canadian research university
librarians indicated that scholarship activities were required or encouraged at
their universities, yet most university librarians have year-round schedules of
assigned duties that present challenges to the engagement in sustained,
meaningful scholarship. Full-time librarians reported spending an average of 47
hours per week on all of their responsibilities combined, but most librarians
devote less than 5 hours per week to scholarly activities. Ideally librarians would
like to spend 15% of their time on scholarship. Strategies for increasing time and
support for scholarship are considered.