The psychology of librarianship
By: edited by Lynn Gullickson Spencer, Leanne VandeCreek, and H. Stephen Wright
Publisher: Library Juice Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Sacramento, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781634000161
Subjects: Librarians; Psychology; Library employees
Description: "A collection of scholarly essays on the role of psychology in libraries and library work"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Have we come a long way? : librarian stereotypes and self-image into the 21st century / Ellen Symons; title: The Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) and librarianship : a critique / Lynn Gullickson Spencer; title: Act 2 : the psychology of librarianship as a second career / Bob Wolverton; title: Flow in librarianship : an exploration of employee motivation / Barbara E. Weeg; title: Technology anxiety in academic professional and paraprofessional library staff / Becky J. Yoose; title: Flubber and teflon : the work of resilience as a concept in librarianship / Ruth Mirtz; title: The use of psychological defense mechanisms by librarians and the public in response to traditional and binary librarian stereotypes / Beth Posner; title: Might as well face it, I'm addicted to; title: : addictions and the library / Caitlin A. Bagley and Lilia Murray; title: Critical information literacy : a social psychological perspective / Michelle Dunaway; title: Librarians' prospects : the use of prospect theory as a cognitive tool / Samantha Hines; title: The current cataloging landscape : a therapist's perspective / Joan Schuitema; title: Reconsidering reference for a generation without boundaries / Elin O'Hara-Gonya; title: We can't wait any longer : managing long-term employees and organizational change / Bradford Lee Eden.