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Occupational Socialization Process of Librarians : A Qualitative Multimethod Study

Kim Kapseon 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

Utilizing a qualitative multimethod approach, this study was to discover and improve the understanding of occupational socialization process of librarians. Through theoretical sampling, 42 participants were in-deathly interviewed at three studies, i.e phenomenological, ethnographic, and grounded theory approach. Analyzed data were finally integrated using grounded theory approach. ‘Acquiring Social Recognition as an Information Professional’ was emerged as the core category for describing and guiding the occupational socialization process. A seven-stage process was discovered: ‘Adapting’, ‘Experiencing being the Periphery’, ‘Perceiving the Role’, ‘Pursuing the advancement’, ‘Realizing the professionality’, ‘Rediscovering the Value’, and ‘Showing the Professionality’. Especially, ‘Experiencing being the Periphery’ was identified as a critical and unique process, reflected the perceived status of librarians in Korea. Also, it discussed characteristics and socialization strategies of the process.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.