A Study on the State of the Profession of Librarians with a University Degree in the "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library

This investigation is the first of this nature published in Romania and aims at a social analysis of the state of the librarianship profession. Romania was one of the few European countries where there was no higher education for librarians for decades. The effects of this situation can be felt today in the level of professionalism, the mentality of librarians as well as the structure of librarianship institutions. The study was based on the attached questionnaire and identifies incoherences in formation, motivation, mentality and functioning. Its purpose is to make us conscious of them and to obtain data necessary for the management to diminish them.

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