Such models are bound to change the profession, but the direction is unclear. Special librarians who work for corporations generally earn more. Administration pays well, though the problem has been that the male members of the profession have more easily advanced to the higher ranks. Clearly, the most obvious condition that impacts on the profession is technology. This is considered more in depth on our Technology page.
Technological skill is likely to increase the status of the field.
This is a controversial issue, and many articles examining it can be found in the literature. Two university contract policies that have been put on the Web are listed in our Resource section. This is another way to work toward better status and an image improvement. Unionization has been touted by some as the way to ensure stability and maintenance of benefits and promotion schedules. The Web authors did not research this issue in depth.