How do your library salaries measure up? Consult the Library Salary Database for industry-specific information
Contact: Jenifer Grady
Director, ALA-APA
312-280-2424
jgrady@ala.org
For Immediate Release
April 3, 2007
How do your library salaries measure up? Consult the Library Salary Database for industry-specific information
CHICAGO - The Library Salary Database is a new easy-to-use tool that gives you instant access to the most comprehensive and accurate source for library employee salary information from a trusted source -- the ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees and the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Research and Development.
The Salary Database is available via the Web, and features salary information from the most recently published ALA-APA annual salary surveys of library workers. The database details more than 65 librarian and non-MLS positions in academic and public libraries. Users may search for salary information by position, library type, state and/or region.
"The database is an excellent tool for individuals and institutions," said Jenifer Grady, director, ALA-APA. "Now employees or employers can easily find salary information that can assist with job searches, performance reviews, professional research, budgeting, or salary comparisons with similar institutions."
A trial version of the database is available at
http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/salarysurvey/trial/index.cfm.
A 30-day subscription is available at a special rate of $30 from April through June, after which the price will increase to $50. The annual subscription price for ALA members is $150 and the non-ALA member price is $250. To subscribe to the database please visit
http://cs.ala.org/websurvey/salarysurvey/salarysurveyform/form.cfm.
For technical and content questions please contact the ALA-APA office at 800-545-2433, x2424 or
jgrady@ala.org. Contact ALA Member and Customer Service for subscription questions at 800-545-2433, x5 or
membership@ala.org.
ALA-APA: the Organization for the Advancement of Library Employees is a service organization to the American Library Association and the library community. It has two missions: providing certification in specializations of librarianship and advocacy for salary improvement efforts. For more information on the ALA-APA please visit
www.ala-apa.org.
The mission of the Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) is to provide leadership and expert advice to ALA staff, members, and public on all matters related to research and statistics about libraries, librarians, and other library stuff; represent the Association to Federal agencies on these issues; and initiate projects needed to expand the knowledge base of the field through research and the collection of useful statistics. For more information on the ORS please visit
www.ala.org/ors.
