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LAUC Recruitment and Retention Survey Result

Appendix Vb

LAUC Recruitment and Retention Survey Data

11/12/98

 

UCB

UCD

UCI

UCLA

UCR

UCSB

UCSC

UCSD

UCSF

Total

Recruitment:

                   

1. How many librarian positions have been filled by new-hires (permanent only) at your campus between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1998?
      a. How many were filled by intercampus transfers?

New-hires:

5

5

6

28

6

7

9

13

7

86

Transfers -- UC

 

1

 

2

 

1

1

2

1

8

2. At your campus between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1998, how many (permanent only) librarians were hired as:

Assistant

3

3

2

9

2

5

4

7

4

39

45 %

Associate

2

1

2

10

2

 

5

6

3

31

36 %

Librarian

 

1

2

9

2

2

     

16

19 %

3. How many librarians were hired outside the librarian series or reclassified to non-librarian series?

Non-librarian

1

       

2**

 

3***

2*****

8

4. How many first choice librarian candidates have turned down an offer made by your campus during this period?

Rejections

1

 

2

2

1

6

1

2

4

19

5. Please indicate how many times each of the following reasons was given for turning down an offer by the librarians reported in question number 4. (More than one reason can be marked for an individual.)

Salary

1

   

2

 

3

 

1

 

7

20.5 %

Benefits

                     

Housing

1

       

6

     

7

20.5 %

Living Cost

         

6

     

6

17.5 %

Career status

1

               

1

3 %

spouse’s empl.

     

1

         

1

3 %

Other offer

             

1

4

5

15 %

Diversity

                     

Commute

                     

Challenging

                     

Personal

   

1

1

1

 

1

 

2

6

17.5 %

Unknown

   

1

           

1

3 %

                 

Total:

34

 

8. How many recruitments have you reopened during this period?

Reopen

1

2

1

4

2

3

2

1

 

16

 

UCB

UCD

UCI

UCLA

UCR

UCSB

UCSC

UCSD

UCSF

Total

Retention:

                   

9. How many librarians resigned (not retired) between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1998?
      a. How many transferred to another UC campus?

Resign

8

1

6

16

4

7

1

8

3

54

Transfers -- UC

   

1

4

1

   

2

2

10

10. Please indicate how many times each of the following reasons was given for leaving by the librarians reported in question number 9. (More than 1 reason can be marked for an individual.)

Salary

5

 

1

5

3

5

 

6

 

25

29 %

Benefits

                     

Prof. support

                     

Housing

         

4

     

4

5 %

Living cost

         

4

     

4

5 %

Spouse’s empl.

                     

Environment

     

1

1

       

2

2 %

Campus life

                     

Upward move

2

 

2

7

3

5

 

6

1

26

30 %

Attend School

                     

Personal

2

1

3

4

     

1

1

12

14 %

Health

                     

Change career

   

1

2

         

3

3 %

Relocate

     

3

1

 

1

1

1

7

8 %

Unknown

     

1

         

1

1 %

Other

1

         

1

   

2

2 %

                 

Total:

86

 

11.How many librarians have left your campus to go to libraries in the following institutions:

CSU

2

   

1

1

1

     

5

12%

CC in CA

     

1

         

1

2 %

Private U. in CA

3

1

1

 

2

1

 

3

 

11

26 %

U. in other state

3

 

1

3

2

5

 

2

 

16

37 %

Pub. lib. in CA

                     

Pub. lib. in others

               

1

1

2 %

Private in CA

     

2

         

2

5 %

Private in others

                     

Other

   

1*

4

   

1

1****

 

7

16 %

                 

Total:

43

 

*Hospital library
**Computer Resource Specialist, Computer Network Technologist. In one case, the hire was done to offer higher salary than librarian series.
***Deputy University Librarian, AUL for Services, AUL for Users Support Services
****Stay home with children.
*****Programmer Analyst, Assistant to UL

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