An Examination of Levels of Work in Academic Library Technical Services Departments Utilizing Time-Stratified Systems Theory

Dissertation: 1984, PhD, University of Southern California, California, United States

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"This study is concerned with determining the levels of work performed in academic library technical services deparments in order to differentiate between professional and non-professional work utilizing Time-Stratified Systems Theory.

It is the first study of its kind to examine work in libraries, and the first time-span study to examine an occupational field on a cross-institutional basis. It is necessarily then a methodological study, but the results should provide a strong indication of the levels of work being performed in academic library technical services departments.

Its goals are to provide a beginning toward a greater understanding of the actual nature and levels of library work, and to serve as a guide for future studies utilizing Time-Stratified Systems Theory."

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