Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions

Hall, Hazel; Raeside, Robert

Abstract

A workforce mapping project was carried out in the UK between August 2014 and October 2015. It was commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) to enhance understanding of the nation’s workforce in Library, Archives, Records, Information Management, Knowledge Management and related professional roles. Based on the statistical analysis of secondary data sources such as the UK Labour Force Survey, as well as responses to an online survey, a long-needed data baseline was produced by a project team of six from Edinburgh Napier University. Key findings relate to an estimated population of 86,376 workers, their general demographics, qualifications and memberships and the diversity of the population as a whole. Of particular interest are the findings on pay differences and seniority according to gender, and the low ethnic diversity of the population surveyed.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Conference Name: 2016 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology
• Start Date: Oct 14, 2016
• End Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Jul 30, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Dec 27, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 27, 2016
• Journal: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology
• Print ISSN: 0044-7870
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-4
• Book Title: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology
• ISBN: 0-87715-548-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301117
• Keywords: Archives, demographics, information management, knowledge management, labour force, library, libraries, records, UK, workforce,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/364676
• Related Public URLs: https://www.asist.org/files/meetings/am16/proceedings/openpage16.html
• Contract Date: Aug 29, 2016