Work study in a polytechnic library

Abstract

A study of the work of 47 polytechnic library staff was made during summer 1975. Data were collected on self‐administered diary forms and analysed to show the proportion of time spent on specific activities by staff at different grades, and to show the unit times required for certain operations. Results for individual departments are also given. The data are put to use to show how staffing levels may be set both in the long term, to process a given volume of business, and in the short term, to allow for varying staff availability. Comparisons are made with previous work elsewhere.

Citation

Masterson, W.A.J. (1976), "Work study in a polytechnic library", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 28 No. 9, pp. 288-304. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050565