LIS salaries: cause for concern?

Younger, Paula LIS salaries: cause for concern? Library and Information Research News, 2002, vol. 26, n. 82, pp. 43-53. [Journal article (Paginated)]

[thumbnail of article82e.pdf]
Preview
PDF
article82e.pdf

Download (375kB) | Preview

English abstract

Information from a range of sources was collated to examine salary levels in a variety of advertised LIS posts over a two-month period. Sectors and geographical locations were compared, and the resulting data put into context by use of ‘average house price’ data for the geographical regions examined. Briefly, factors such as the fact that LIS tends to be a female dominated profession and underemployment are examined. The role of the membership body is also examined in helping to obtain improved levels of remuneration. The effect of chartership status on the pay levels in the advertisements in the sample is also discussed. Some practical suggestions are given as to how CILIP might promote the profession, thereby perhaps raising the salary levels for its members.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: LIS salaries, chartership, pay levels, CILIP
Subjects: F. Management. > FE. Personnel management.
G. Industry, profession and education. > GE. Staff.
Depositing user: Kristina Brown
Date deposited: 14 Mar 2005
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:00
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/6039

References

Barclays Bank (1999), Graduate job opportunities increase but so have costs, reveals Barclays graduate survey. URL: http://www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk/news/data/149.html [28 February 2002]

BBC Online (2001), Property Prices: County by county. URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1480000/1480685.stm [2 February 2002]

BBC Online (2002), Jobs. URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/ [28 February 2002]

Capita RAS Public Sector Resourcing (2002), Latest Job Postings. URL: http://www.capitaras.co.uk/index.html [28 February 2002]

Denny, Charlotte (2001), Professionals’ pay packets fail to keep pace. URL: http://society.guardian.co.uk/commongood/comment/0,8146,460102,00.html [22 February 2002]

Department of the Environment,Transport and the Regions (2000), Planning Policy Guidance Note No.3:Housing Statement by DPM. URL: http://www.planning.dtlr.gov.uk/ppg3/statement/ [22 February 2002]

Fairbrother, Peter, My local milkman earns more than me!, Impact 4 (2). URL: http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/0301/lowpay.htm [2 February 2002]

Hall Business Systems (2001), The UK Housing Market. URL: http://www.hallsystems.co.uk/pages/housing.html [22 February 2002]

House of Commons Hansard debates (2000). URL: http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200001/cmhansrd/vo001219/halltext/01219h02.htm#01219h02_spnew0 [2 February 2002]

Incomes Data Services (2001), Average gross earnings reach £21,842pa in April 2000, Editorial from IDS Report 821. URL: http://www.incomesdata.co.uk/report/view821.htm [2 February 2002]

Jiscmail (2001), LIS-Link Archives. URL: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/LIS-LINK.html [28 February 2002]

Kay, Helen (2001), Women and Men in the Professions in Scotland. URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/wis3-00.asp [22 February 2002]

Leicestershire County Council (2000), LLIS Annual Library Plan: Chapter 4 – Resources. URL: http://www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/policy_documents/annual_library_plan/alp2000/asection4.htm [28 February 2002]

Library Association (1998), Annual Report 1998. URL: http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/about/full98.pdf [28 February 2002]

Library Association (2000), Annual Report 2000. URL: http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/about/report00.pdf [28 February 2002]

Lisgarten, Linda (2001), Recruitment. URL: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0107&L=lis-medical&P=R6349 [28 February 2002]

Low Pay Unit (2001), Minimum Wage Factsheet. URL: http://www.lowpayunit.org.uk/minwage/minwagefactsht.shtml [28 February 2002]

Mathiasan, Nick (2000), House us, save your city. URL: http://society.guardian.co.uk/housing/story/0,7890,394562,00.html [2 February 2002]

NHS Information Authority (2000), Ways of Working with Information: NHS IM&T Recruitment and Retention Survey 2000. URL: http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/wowwi/pages/rr_7.asp [28 February 2002]

One NorthEast (2001), Basic Working Hours & Average Earnings. URL: http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/supp_4ii/lab_for/basic_working_hours.cfm [2 February 2002]

Prospects (1999), The Graduate Labour Market: Gender Salary Differential Increases. URL: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/student/cidd/LMI/Archive/Aut_1999/gender.htm [28 February 2002]

Prospects (2002), Graduate Market Trends Salary and Vacancy Survey. URL: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/student/cidd/lmi/ [2 February 2002]

Richardson, Sarah (2001), Cash on delivery. URL: http://workthing-d-aspen.workthing.com/render/front/channel/graduate/weeklyfeatures/fe_agrsurvey.html [22 February 2002]

South East England Development Agency (2001), Research Confirms Skills Shortages in the South East. URL: http://www.seeda.co.uk/seeda_news/newsitems/ResearchConfirmsSkillsShortages.htm [28 February 2002]

Tfpl (2001), Salary Advice. URL:http://www.tfpl.com/recruitment/salary_advice_/salary_advice_.html [22 February 2002]

UKOLN (1996), Background Facts and Figures: Public Libraries: Levels of Service. URL: http://hosted.ukoln.ac.uk/informall/bid/press-releases/backfact.html [28 February 2002]


Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item