„What to do with information experts?“ Results of a survey on the labor market situation concerning graduates of the basic university course „Library and Information Studies“

Abstract

This article presents extracts from the results of the project work „Wohin mit den InformationsexpertInnen? – Arbeitsmarktperspektiven, Beschäftigungsverhältnisse und Berufszufriedenheit nach dem Grundlehrgang Library and Information Studies in Österreich in den Jahren 2010–2015“. The report was written as part of the basic course Library and Information Studies (2015/2016) at the Austrian National Library in cooperation between the participators Lukas Huber, Melanie Nowak and Clara Schneckenleithner. By means of an online-survey and evaluation of job advertisements, information regarding the graduates' entry to the employment market had been collected. The work contains thoughts regarding possible improvements and provides a basis for further analyses of the employment situation in the library and information sector.