Resumen de Identifying the serials librarian: : serials-related position titles in the United States and around the world
Heather Getsay, Catherine Rudowsky
Serials are a familiar academic job responsibility, but serials librarians are becoming difficult to identify. While serials continue to exist, the transition from print to electronic resources contributes to a trend in which the job titles of librarians who manage serials no longer include the word �serials.� A content analysis was conducted to examine the prevalence of the word �serials,� as well as common synonyms including �continuing resources� and �periodicals,� in U.S. and non-U.S. academic library job titles. In a sample of 98 U.S. national and regional universities and colleges, 18 librarian and 98 staff job titles were found that included the word �serials� or a synonym for serials. By comparison, a sample of 71 universities from 8 non-U.S. countries revealed 17 librarian and 85 staff job titles that included the word �serials� or a synonym for serials.
