Purpose

This article presents a secondary analysis of previously published data in order to drive discussion of the library profession’s current state of preparedness in working with patrons with disabilities.

Design/methodology/approach

This article used a secondary analysis of survey data that have been previously published to determine what the continuum of data said about the current state of preparedness in the profession when working with people with disabilities.

Findings

A comparison of the data from both surveys reveals that there are not only gaps in library graduate school education related to disability and accessibility but also that those gaps are not being addressed through professional development and staff training after students enter the workforce.

Research limitations/implications

This was a secondary analysis of data, so no new data could be added. There was also no representation from library graduate school administration.

Practical implications

An awareness is built that there needs to be more instruction for library graduate students and library employees on topics related to disability, accessibility and assistive technologies.

Originality/value

The topic has never been studied before in this kind of continuum of data, and the use of the secondary analysis of data with the library and information science profession is exceedingly rare.

中文翻译：

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图书馆职业自我报告能力和与残疾顾客合作的舒适度的二次分析

目的

本文对先前发布的数据进行了二次分析，以推动对图书馆行业在与残疾顾客合作方面的当前准备状态的讨论。

设计/方法论/方法

本文对之前发表的调查数据进行了二次分析，以确定在与残疾人一起工作时，关于该行业当前准备状态的连续数据说明了什么。

发现

两项调查数据的比较表明，图书馆研究生教育不仅存在与残疾和无障碍相关的差距，而且在学生进入劳动力市场后，这些差距并没有通过专业发展和员工培训得到解决。

研究限制/影响

这是对数据的二次分析，因此无法添加新数据。图书馆研究生院管理部门也没有代表。

实际影响

人们意识到需要为图书馆研究生和图书馆员工提供更多关于残疾、无障碍和辅助技术等主题的指导。

创意/价值

在这种连续的数据中，这个话题从来没有被研究过，在图书馆和信息科学专业中使用数据的二次分析是非常罕见的。