Get a Free Copy of an ALA-APA Library Salary Survey - For Analyzing the Data

Contact: Jenifer Grady


ALA-APA


312-280-2424


jgrady@ala.org


For immediate release


Oct. 16, 2007

Get a free copy of an ALA-APA Library Salary Survey - for analyzing the data

CHICAGO - ALA-APA will give up to five people/institutions a free copy of the 2007
ALA-APA Salary Survey - Librarian: Public and Academic ($70 value) or
2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey - Non-MLS: Public and Academic ($100 value) in exchange for analyzing data and submitting a research paper on a topic of national interest.

The
2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey - Librarian: Public and Academic has been published since 1982 and covers six positions. The
2007 ALA-APA Salary Survey - Non-MLS: Public and Academic has been published since 2006 and covers more than 60 positions that do not require an American Library Association-accredited masters degree in library science. It also reports salaries for staff employed as librarians but not holding ALA-accredited master's degrees in library science.

Research may be comparative or descriptive. Past issues of the survey may be made available to winners. The 2006 winners published the following articles in the ALA-APA newsletter Library Worklife: HR E-News for Today's Leaders:

  • The Library Meets the Rest of the World: Who's Getting Paid More? A Comparison of Library-Specific Positions and Non-Library-Specific Positions, by Janette Griffin, Marilyn Hankel and Florence Jumonville



  • Library Support Staff Salaries: Public vs. Technical Services by Sandy Brooks



  • Public Libraries' Investment in Public Relations: As Seen Through the ALA-APA Salary Survey - Non-MLS: Public and Academic, by Metta Lansdale



  • ALA-APA Non-MLS Salary Survey Report: Library Technical Assistant Salaries by Title and Region, by Pam Thomas and Jamie Bragg

To be considered for the free copy, please send an e-mail to
jbragg@ala.org with your contact information, writing experience and a detailed description of the question(s) you would like to answer by reviewing the survey. Prior researchers may re-apply. The recipients will agree to write one article, maximum 1,200 words, that answers their question, by March 2008. Articles will be published in a later issue of Library Worklife: HR E-News for Today's Leaders. Recipients may keep or donate the survey. The deadline for submitting ideas is Nov. 16, 2007.