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What Can I Expect To Earn: Information Sources For Library Salary Negotiations, Joseph Zumalt
What Can I Expect To Earn: Information Sources For Library Salary Negotiations, Joseph Zumalt
Joseph R. Zumalt
Finding salary information about individual library positions is a difficult but not impossible task. There are sources available for free and for fee which tell someone what salary to ask for in a given location. Commercially available tools are also available over the Internet. Two Internet-accessible salary tools, from Salary.com and SalaryExpert.com, were reviewed for library positions in the immediate Champaign-Urbana (IL) area. To test the accuracy of these tools, a file was created to compare salary, years of experience and level of responsibility. While requiring a considerable effort, this level of detail provides a better sense of library salaries …
Finding Local Library Salaries: Not Just Black Box Web Sites, Joseph Zumalt
Finding Local Library Salaries: Not Just Black Box Web Sites, Joseph Zumalt
Joseph R. Zumalt
Exploring how to find information about local salaries for library jobs.
Cost-Of-Living Calculators On The Web: An Empirical Snapshot, Joseph Zumalt, Rebecca Smith, Yoo-Seong Song
Cost-Of-Living Calculators On The Web: An Empirical Snapshot, Joseph Zumalt, Rebecca Smith, Yoo-Seong Song
Joseph R. Zumalt
Employment-related resources have always been a vital part of the reference collection in academic and public libraries. To assist job seekers, the Web is now presenting free and interesting opportunities for collecting cost-of-living data. However, librarians need to be advised of their relevance and reliability. This article looks at four well-known salary and/or cost-of-living calculator commercial Web sites: Homestore.com, Monstermoving.com, BestPlaces.net, and Salary.com. The Web sites are compared in terms of value-added content. By presenting the potential salary differences of a hypothetical relocation from one U.S city to twenty-six other U.S. cities, this study identifies the anomalies found when using …
The Internet And Reference Services: A Real-World Test Of Internet Utility, Joseph Zumalt, Robert Pasicznyuk
The Internet And Reference Services: A Real-World Test Of Internet Utility, Joseph Zumalt, Robert Pasicznyuk
Joseph R. Zumalt
Many libraries now provide Internet access for their patrons and staff or are planning to do so. The push toward Internet access in libraries is proceeding despite the fact that establishing and supporting access is time-consuming, expensive, and fraught with political and policy implications. How useful is the Internet in carrying out the demands of contemporary libraries? Given that library budgets are finite with extreme demands for diversified collections and services, what gains, if any should library professionals expect from the investment in network connectivity? This study seeks to test the Internet's effectiveness at an important facet of library practice-answering …