A Study of Job Burnout and Its Effective Factors amongst Librarians of Public Libraries (A Case Study of Ardabil Public Librarians)

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Library and Information Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the current study is to determine the rate of job burnout and its effective factors amongst librarians of Ardabil public libraries.
Methodology: The Maslach and Jackson burnout inventory were used to investigate the job burnout rate and  its effective  factors amongst  all  51 public library employees (librarians and managers) from 5 public libraries in Ardabil. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data.
Findings: Analysis of the data indicated that the rate of job burnout amongst the librarians of Ardabil public libraries for the two scales of frequency and intensity is at a low level. The rate of job burnout in terms of frequency and intensity in the aspects of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment is at a low level too, but the rate of job burnout in the area of involvement is medium on the frequency scale and high on the intensity scale.
Originality/Value: This is one of the first research studies that endeavor to review effective factors of job burnout amongst Librarians.

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