Burnout among bibliographic instruction librarians

@article{citeulike:4468, abstract = {The literature of library and information science suggests that bibliographic instruction (BI) librarians are at risk for burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment. To assess the extent and nature of burnout in this group, the author administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Role Questionnaire to BI librarians in comprehensive and liberal arts colleges in New England, using a mailed survey. Analysis of the survey data indicated that BI librarians experience burnout, with 52.8\% reporting high burnout in one dimension of the syndrome and 8.5\% showing high burnout in all three dimensions. Role conflict contributes to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions of burnout. Follow-up interviews explored the nature of the role conflict experienced by survey respondents.Christina Maslach, a pioneer in the study of burnout, defines this condition as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (loss of empathy for clients), and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do people work of some kind. A key aspect... is increased feelings of emotional exhaustion; as emotional resources are depleted, workers feel they are no longer able to give of themselves at a psychological level. Another aspect... is the development of depersonalization--i.e., negative and cynical attitudes and feelings about one's clients ... A third aspect of the burnout syndrome, reduced personal accomplishment, refers to a tendency to evaluate oneself negatively ... (Maslach \& Jackson, 1986, p.1).}, author = {Affleck, Mary A. }, citeulike-article-id = {4468}, doi = {10.1016/S0740-8188(96)90018-3}, journal = {Library \& Information Science Research}, month = {}, number = {2}, pages = {165--183}, posted-at = {2007-03-15 15:30:04}, priority = {2}, title = {Burnout among bibliographic instruction librarians}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-8188(96)90018-3}, volume = {18}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4468 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4468 TI - Burnout among bibliographic instruction librarians JF - Library & Information Science Research VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 165 EP - 183 N2 - The literature of library and information science suggests that bibliographic instruction (BI) librarians are at risk for burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment. To assess the extent and nature of burnout in this group, the author administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a Role Questionnaire to BI librarians in comprehensive and liberal arts colleges in New England, using a mailed survey. Analysis of the survey data indicated that BI librarians experience burnout, with 52.8% reporting high burnout in one dimension of the syndrome and 8.5% showing high burnout in all three dimensions. Role conflict contributes to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions of burnout. Follow-up interviews explored the nature of the role conflict experienced by survey respondents.Christina Maslach, a pioneer in the study of burnout, defines this condition as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (loss of empathy for clients), and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do people work of some kind. A key aspect... is increased feelings of emotional exhaustion; as emotional resources are depleted, workers feel they are no longer able to give of themselves at a psychological level. Another aspect... is the development of depersonalization--i.e., negative and cynical attitudes and feelings about one's clients ... A third aspect of the burnout syndrome, reduced personal accomplishment, refers to a tendency to evaluate oneself negatively ... (Maslach & Jackson, 1986, p.1). AU - Affleck, Mary PY - 1996/00// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0740-8188(96)90018-3 ER -