Abstract

This paper reports the results of a survey of heads of public library administrative units concerning their experiences with and perceptions of the employment of social workers. Among respondents, only six employed social workers. Among those who have not hired a social worker, fewer than half said that they were currently interested in hiring a social worker. Respondents revealed many issues that need to be considered, despite the many benefits that library administrators expect libraries to experience from adding a social worker to their staff. The top three reasons for not hiring a social worker are funding, licensure, and liability.

中文翻译：

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公共图书馆社会工作：公共图书馆行政单位负责人调查

摘要

本文报告了对公共图书馆行政单位负责人关于他们对社会工作者就业的经历和看法的调查结果。在受访者中，只有六名受雇于社会工作者。在尚未聘请社工的受访者中，只有不到一半表示他们目前有兴趣聘请社工。受访者透露了许多需要考虑的问题，尽管图书馆管理员希望图书馆在员工中增加一名社会工作者会带来许多好处。不雇用社会工作者的前三个原因是资金、执照和责任。