2021/02/22 by Kellee E. Warren, Jung Mi Scoulas · 1 voice
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout #Library Science and Information Literacy #Mentoring and Academic Development
paper · doi:10.1080/01930826.2021.1883369
openalex publication_date 2021/02/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/03/27
In the academic librarianship literature, a significant amount of research on burnout, and excessive workload has been conducted. However, researchers frame the issue differently: some view this conflict as a work–life boundary issue, others view it simply as in-role related responsibility conflicts. This study focuses on the in-role related responsibility conflicts of Special Collections librarians in public services. Survey findings revealed that some current responsibilities exceeded the official position description of Special Collections librarians, and professionals were at times ambivalent about those additional responsibilities. Areas for future research are discussed.