Professional Job Research Articles

Relationship of Overthinking with Professional Life Stress and Job Satisfaction Among Professionals

Relationship of Overthinking with Professional Life Stress and Job Satisfaction Among Professionals

The Influence of Teacher Professional Attitude, Welfare, Continuous Self-Development, and Job Satisfaction on High School Teachers Performance

This study aims to determine the influence of teacher professional attitude, teacher welfare, teacher continuous self-development, and teacher job satisfaction on the performance of vocational high school teachers. This quantitative research used a correlational type. The sample of this research encompassed 155 vocational high school teachers, especially business and management teachers in Surakarta Residency, Central Java, Indonesia. The data were collected using a questionnaire which was tested for validity and reliability before being used. This research employed the Structural Equation Modelling analysis technique operated by Linear Structural Relationship. This study found that the teacher's professional attitude affected teacher welfare (t-count 5.27), but did not affect teacher continuous self-development (t-count 1.14), teacher job satisfaction (t-count -0.29), and teacher performance (t-count 0.55). Teacher welfare was confirmed to affect teacher continuous self-development (t-count of 2.94) and job satisfaction (t-count of 2.38), but not influence teacher performance (t-count -0.59). However, teacher continuous self-development was proven not to impact teacher job satisfaction (t-count value of 0.21) but impacted teacher performance (t-count value of 2.40). Meanwhile, job satisfaction had no impact on teacher performance (the t-count value of 1.53). The findings of this study can be used by policymakers to pay attention to improving teacher performance to the maximum and further researchers can examine other factors affecting teacher performance. Keywords: continuous self-development, job satisfaction, professional attitude, teacher performance, teacher welfare, vocational high school

Nurses' and physicians' perceptions of the impact of eHealth and information systems on the roles of health care professionals: A qualitative descriptive study.

The increased use of eHealth and information systems impacts health care work broadly, including cultural and social aspects of work such as the roles of health care professionals. This qualitative descriptive study examined the perceptions of health care professionals in terms of how eHealth and information systems have changed their roles. The data was collected via 15 semi-structured thematic interviews and analysed using content analysis with an inductive approach. The analysis indicated mainly unconscious changes in the roles of professional groups. The professionals perceived that the role of digitally competent professionals in the working community was important. Moreover, high digital competency was seen to have led to an increase or change in work tasks. Professionals' own working environments and job opportunities were seen to have affected to their roles when using information systems. eHealth was perceived to have created inequalities in work tasks, increased skills gaps and complicated work. However, eHealth made cooperation between professionals easier than before. Organisations should pay more attention to equal opportunities to increase professional's digital competency, even out workloads between professionals, and provide equal access to eHealth and information systems.

From Burnout to Balance: A Sustainability-Oriented Survey on Job Stress and Work-Life Integration

Job stress causes increased absenteeism, which is a physical and emotional response to the work load. Employee presenteeism can be beneficial, yet it can also lead to a lack of productivity. Organisations must develop initiatives to promote employee well-being and manage job stress. Addressing job stress benefits both companies and individuals. Work-Life Balance (WLB) refers to the necessity for an employee to maintain a balance between work and personal life. Employee is able to prioritize both family and professional needs equally. Employee well-being and work-life balance are addressed through flexible working arrangements. Work-life balance is challenging to achieve in our daily lives; individuals should prioritize professional development, organizational progress, and job happiness. Conflicts at work and in the family emerge when work-life balance is not maintained, and individual progress is impeded. The current study's goal is to discover and suggest elements that contribute to job stress/strain among employees. Strategies to improve employee well-being and reduce stress. The study used the questionnaire method. A questionnaire with well-developed scales that covers all of the study's dimensions, including 9 items for job stress, 8 items for work-life balance, 6 items for work-family conflicts, and 4 items for family-work conflicts. Surveys and questionnaires make use of the convenience sampling technique. The questionnaire has 27 items and uses a 5-point LIKERT SCALE. The researcher can make a few recommendations. Employees that lack work expertise, have excessive job demands, or are unable to perform their duties experience work stress. •Organizations must address staff stress initiatives. A structured questionnaire is utilized to collect data from 220 employees for the study. Job stress reduces productivity and happiness while also causing a loss of physical and emotional equilibrium. Increased job strain causes excessive absenteeism and makes it difficult to concentrate at work. Tight deadlines and a high workload cause strain.

Психологическое благополучие работников сферы образования в связи с различными психологическими аспектами их профессиональной деятельности

Background. Modern rhythm of life determines the need to accelerate the overall personal productivity and forces us to face systematic strain and stress. In this regard, individual resources and subjective well-being are of particular importance as factors that can prevent burnout and social maladjustment. The problem of psychological health in educational staff is especially significant, since they affect the academic process and the well-being of students. Objective. The research aims to study psychological well-being of university staff in connection with their professional motivation, the levels of job satisfaction, and professional burnout. Study Participants. The empirical study involved 140 people aged 20 to 80, university staff, of both sexes and with different social status. Methods. The study was carried out using the Method for diagnosing the subjective well-being of a person (R.M. Shamionov, T.V. Beskova), Motivation Sources Inventory (version of E.V. Sidorenko), Professional maladaptation questionnaire (O.N. Rodina), Job Satisfaction Survey (P. Spektor), Maslach Burnout Inventory (version by N.E. Vodopyanova). Statistical methods included Shapiro — Wilk test, Spearman's rank-order correlation. Statistical analysis was carried out using the JASP 0.16 software. Results. It has been established that an increase in the levels of professional burnout components correlates with a decrease in the levels of psychological well-being, professional motivation and job satisfaction (р < 0.05). It is also shown that the correlations between professional burnout with the components of professional motivation are different in groups with different work experience in education. Conclusions. The results obtained made it possible to identify the most significant factors in professional motivation and job satisfaction that affect psychological well-being and the development of professional burnout among educators.

Professional coping among tax officials: Focus on co-workers support, working engagement, job satisfaction

This study seeks to investigate and clarify the influence of support from colleagues on professional coping mechanisms, work engagement, and job satisfaction among Vietnamese tax officials. Grounded in foundational theories of professional coping, stress, and coping strategies built upon and continuing the understanding from previous research results, this article provides a specific contextual analysis of the professional coping of tax officials in the context of the Vietnamese Government’s strong administrative reform aimed at developing and effectively managing human resources. The survey process and evaluation of results gathered from 251 observations have confirmed and supported our research hypothesis, demonstrating that support from colleagues has a positive impact on the professional coping of tax officials in Vietnam. Furthermore, this professional coping process significantly contributed to work engagement and job satisfaction among tax officials today. Based on the research findings, we have proposed practical recommendations and policy suggestions tailored to the tax sector in Vietnam.

Is resistance to Covid-19 vaccination a “problem”? A critical policy inquiry of vaccine mandates for healthcare workers

<abstract> <p>As the COVID-19 global vaccination campaign was launched in December of 2020, vaccination became mandatory for many healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. Large minorities resisted the policy, and the responses of authorities to this resistance led to damaged professional reputations, job losses, and suspension or termination of practice licenses. The joint effect of dismissals, early retirements, career changes, and vaccine injuries disabling some compliant HCWs from adequate performance has exacerbated existing crises within health systems. Nevertheless, leading health authorities have maintained that the benefits of a fully vaccinated healthcare labor force—believed to be protecting health systems, vulnerable patient populations, and even HCWs themselves—achieved through mandates, if necessary, outweigh its potential harms. Informed by critical policy and discourse traditions, we examine the expert literature on vaccine mandates for HCWs. We find that this literature neglects evidence that contradicts official claims about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, dismisses the science supporting the contextual nature of microbial virulence, miscalculates patient and system-level harms of vaccination policies, and ignores or legitimizes the coercive elements built into their design. We discuss the implications of our findings for the sustainability of health systems, for patient care, and for the well-being of HCWs, and suggest directions for ethical clinical and policy practice.</p> </abstract>

Artificial neural network-based model for sleep quality prediction for frontline medical staff during major medical assistance.

Background: The sleep quality of medical staff was severely affected during COVID-19, but the factors influencing the sleep quality of frontline staff involved in medical assistance remained unclear, and screening tools for their sleep quality were lacking. Methods: From June 25 to July 14, 2022, we conducted an Internet-based cross-sectional survey. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a self-designed general information questionnaire, and a questionnaire regarding the factors influencing sleep quality were combined to understand the sleep quality of frontline medical staff in Fujian Province supporting Shanghai in the past month. A chi-square test was used to compare participant characteristics, and multivariate unconditional logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of sleep quality. Stratified sampling was used to divide the data into a training test set (n = 1061, 80%) and an independent validation set (n = 265, 20%). Six models were developed and validated using logistic regression, artificial neural network, gradient augmented tree, random forest, naive Bayes, and model decision tree. Results: A total of 1326 frontline medical staff were included in this survey, with a mean PSQI score of 11.354 ± 4.051. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 80.8% (n = 1072, PSQI >7). Six variables related to sleep quality were used as parameters in the prediction model, including type of work, professional job title, work shift, weight change, tea consumption during assistance, and basic diseases. The artificial neural network (ANN) model produced the best overall performance with area under the curve, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision, F1 score, and kappa of 71.6%, 68.7%, 66.7%, 69.2%, 34.0%, 45.0%, and 26.2% respectively. Conclusions: In this study, the ANN model, which demonstrated excellent predictive efficiency, showed potential for application in monitoring the sleep quality of medical staff and provide some scientific guidance suggestions for early intervention.

Professional Competencies and Job Performance of Select Academic Librarians in Laguna, Philippines

Objective. Academic libraries formulate missions, visions, goals, and objectives based on the aims of the parent organization. There are issues with how librarianship is introduced, particularly in post-generation Z, when individuals have misconceptions about the functions of librarians. This study examined the level of professional competencies and job performance of selected academic librarians in the 21st Century. Methods. Descriptive-correlation method of research was used to provide static pictures of situations as well as to establish relationship between different variables. The respondents of this study are selected academic librarians in region IV-A Philippines. Results. Findings revealed that majority of respondents were 31 years old and above and were female. Meanwhile, the majority of the respondents attained their bachelor's degree and had been in the service for 10 years and below. The academic librarians are highly competent in managing information technologies among three domains of professional competencies. The academic librarians achieve very high level of job performance maintaining high quantity of work, fulfilling job duties, consistent for high quality of work, respond to the needs of users, provide accurate resources, demonstrate responsiveness, are able to use technology, and actively participate in forums. The academic librarians aged 31 years old and above, with master's degree and have 11 years and above of service, higher level of professional competencies than their younger counterpart, with bachelor's degree and 10 years and below of service. The higher the respondents' level of professional competencies in all its dimensions, the higher the level of respondent’s job performance. Conclusions. It can be concluded that the majority of academic librarians in this study were female, 31 years old and above. They had a bachelor's degree and 10 years or less of service. Academic librarians showed high competence in managing information technologies and consistently performed well in their job duties. Older librarians with a master's degree and over 11 years of service displayed higher professional competency and job performance compared to younger librarians with a bachelor's degree and less than 10 years of service. There was a positive correlation between professional competencies and job performance. Overall, academic librarians in this study exhibited strong professional competencies and high job performance.

Competence of Islamic Religious Education Teachers in the Era of Globalization: Multi Case Studies at State Senior High School in Palu City, Indonesia

The influence of globalization has occurred in various aspects of human life, including social, cultural, economic, political, and even educational aspects. The Role and duties of Islamic religious education teachers must be performed with qualified competence. This study examines the competency of Islamic spiritual education teachers in three State Senior High Schools in Palu City. This research used a qualitative approach with a multi-cases study design. Data collection techniques were carried out through direct observation, in-depth interviews, and written material analysis. The results of this study show that the competence of Islamic religious education teachers in three State Senior High Schools in Palu City is good, especially in personality competence, social competence, leadership competence, and spiritual competence. However, there are still several Islamic religious education teachers who need to improve in using information technology in teaching. The teacher's competency has affected the formation of students' character or attitudes, both social and religious. Islamic religious teachers' competency needs to improve in pedagogic and professional job performance, which affects the teaching quality.

Comparison Predictions of the Demam Berdarah Dengue (DBD) using Model Exponential Smoothing: Pegel’s Classification and ChatGPT

The evolution of AI since the Covid-19 pandemic has developed very rapidly. Until 2023, AI is claimed to be a threat to several professional jobs, especially data analysts and scientists. The purpose of this research is to check the effectiveness chat-GPT to predict about demam berdarah dengue (DBD) case. Method of the analyzing the data in this research is Mixed method. Quantitative method using exponential smoothing: pegel’s classification and qualitative method using GPT-3. The aim of this research is to check whether ChatGPT can predict the demam berdarah dengue (DBD) data time series. The prediction result are check it by exponential smoothing: pegel’s classification method. The benefit of this research is it can be used to reference how far the evolution of AI can be threaten the profession of data analyst or data scientist. The result of this study conclude that the ChatGPT (GPT-3) can’t predict DBD’d data correctly.

The Role of Counselors in College Students' Mental Health Education

At present, college students' mental health education is facing many challenges. Effective mental health education can help students cope with stress better, improve their self-regulation ability and enhance their psychological resilience, thus improving their academic performance and quality of life. Based on this, this study aims to explore the role of promoting counselors in college students' mental health education, and put forward corresponding implementation suggestions. Measures such as strengthening professional training, establishing effective communication mechanism, optimizing working environment and conditions, and enhancing influence can help counselors play their roles better and provide strong support for students' mental health. By studying the role of counselors in college students' mental health education, this paper can enhance the social attention to college students' mental health education, promote the formulation and implementation of relevant policies, and create a good social environment for the healthy growth of college students. At the same time, it can also improve counselors' professional identity and job satisfaction, and promote the stability and development of counselors.

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in Pakistan

Purpose: Chronic kidney disease has been recognized as a leading public health problem worldwide. The global estimated prevalence of CKD is 13.4%, whereas in Pakistan it is 21.2%. It is a growing health threat therefore understanding knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with kidney diseases are vital for forming optimal policy and public health responses in the region.
 Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted nationwide. A total of 922 participants were enrolled in this study using convenience sampling technique. Data were obtained using a structured questionnaire in both English and Urdu languages. The questionnaire was designed in four sections, collecting information for demographic data, knowledge assessment, attitudes and practices related to kidney diseases. Descriptive statistics were used to describe demographic characteristics, mean and standard deviation were used for continuous variables. Scores more than 50 percent were classified as satisfactory knowledge about CKD.
 FINDINGS: Based on the findings of this study majority of the participants (87%) had adequate knowledge regarding the risk factors and common causes of kidney diseases like hypertension, diabetes and excessive use of pain killers. However, knowledge about the proper diagnosis of Kidney diseases was lacking and more than half of the participants (58%) were of the opinion that urine’s color, smell and quality is enough to detect kidney disease and lab test for detection is not exclusively needed for the diagnosis.
 The thought of developing kidney disease was a concern for most of the participants, and even the participants in the well-earned subgroup of working professionals were concerned about the cost of treating kidney disease. A larger proportion of participants (41%) were worried about revealing their diagnosis of kidney disease within the community and up to 89.2% of the participants considered kidney diseases diagnosis as a risk factor for losing their jobs. Regarding the practices, 95.7 % of the participants were willing to visit medical doctor if they were diagnosed with kidney disease and were prepared to prefer medical treatment over Hakeem, homeopathy and home remedies. Overall, participants who are males, middle aged, postgraduate and those with no known co-morbidities and a professional job showed most adequate knowledge related to CKD
 Implications to Theory Practice and Policy: Our study draws upon the Health Belief Model, a health behavior theory, and its validation is evident in the results obtained. The findings highlight a discernible disparity in chronic kidney disease (CKD) knowledge across diverse demographic groups. Notably, a substantial level of ignorance was identified among participants concerning the diagnosis of kidney diseases. Addressing this knowledge gap is imperative for enhancing the overall health of our general population.

Would you choose to be a psychiatrist again? A large-sample nationwide survey of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in China

BackgroundThe mental health workforce sustainability in China suffers high rates of attrition and the intention to leave. Among current professionals, the intention to choose the same career is an interesting way to gauge their job satisfaction and other factors, and it may affect the career choices of younger generations. We aimed to survey the intention of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents to choose the same career if they could start over and to identify associated factors.MethodsWe conducted an anonymous survey of psychiatrists in 41 tertiary psychiatric hospitals in China. We collected demographic data, work-related information, the sense of professional identity, job satisfaction, and burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory), and we specifically asked each participant whether they would choose to be a psychiatrist again if they could.ResultsAmong 3,783 psychiatrists we surveyed, one-quarter responded that they would not choose to be a psychiatrist again if they had a choice, with less than half (47.2%) saying they would. Those who would not choose psychiatry again were more likely to have a negative (relative to positive) professional identity (OR = 7.47, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 4.587–12.164); experience job burnout (OR = 2.945, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 2.356–3.681); be dissatisfied with their job (OR = 2.739, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 2.102–3.569) and excessive regulation (OR = 1.819, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.487–2.226); have a heavy workload (OR = 1.749, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.423–2.149) or a lower income (OR = 1.748, P＜0.001, 95%CI: 1.415–2.161); be married (relative to single) (OR = 1.604, P = 0.004, 95%CI: 1.165–2.208); be dissatisfied with strained doctor-patient relationship (OR = 1.333, P = 0.005, 95%CI: 1.089–1.632); have more night shifts per month (OR = 1.055, P = 0.021, 95%CI: 1.008–1.104) or work longer hours per week (OR = 1.016, P = 0.001, 95%CI: 1.006–1.025).ConclusionAmong psychiatrists in tertiary hospitals in China, those with a heavier workload, poor sense of professional identity, job dissatisfaction, and burnout were less likely to choose psychiatry again. Policymakers and hospital administrators need to take effective measures to improve psychiatrists’ sense of professional identity and increase their intention to stay.

P124: Side-rails as a measure of physical restraint. Perception of healthcare professionals belonging to Nursing Department. GERBAR study.

Objective:The use of side-rails from the headboard to the foot of both sides of the bed (from now on “the rails”) is the most used tool to prevent falls in our hospital setting. However, its consideration as physical restraint in the different international consensus is not clear. In the GERBAR study (NCT04861025), we intend to evaluate the perception of the rails as a measure of physical restraint, both by hospitalized users and by the health personnel who care for them. The trial is being performed at the Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedes-Garraf, CSAPG (Barcelona, Spain). In this report we show partial results of the data obtained from the health personnel belonging to Nursing Department.Methods:An online poll has been carried out through the intranet and corporate emails in the last two months of 2022. All the people who works as health personnel at the CSAPG (1652 people) have been invited to this poll.Results:We obtained a total of 246 responses, of which 27 responses have been removed for not being completed correctly. 152 responses were made by health personnel attached to the Nursing Department: 72 auxiliary nursing personnel (15.38% of the total CSAPG professionals in this professional group) and 80 nurses (14.47%). Proportion of job seniority greater than two years was 74.34% (69.44% auxiliary personnel, 78.75% nurses). 91.67% have been women with a median age of 40.87 years. 46.40% of this sample does not considered the rails as physical restraints (50% auxiliary personnel and 41.25% nurses). When analyzing by job seniority, 48.72% of the professionals with <2 years of seniority does not consider the rails as a physical restraint (44.25% in those with >=2 years). Professional group and job seniority were not significantly associated with perception of the rails as a physical restraint (chi-square 1.17, p 0.2793 for professional group and chi-square 0.23, p 0.6288 for job seniority).Conclusion:An important proportion of health professional belonging to Nursing Department does not consider the rails as a physical restraint. This perception was not related to the professional group or job seniority.

Status Quo of the Professional Identity of Teachers: A Quantitative Study of College EFL Teachers in China

The professional identity of teachers has been a recurring subject of research in recent years with most of the studies being theoretical or qualitative. However, there is still a lack in the number of quantitative studies done on the professional identity of teachers using a measured scale or inventory. Aiming to find out the status quo of the professional identity of college EFL teachers in the context of college English teaching reform, this study attempts to establish and validate a measure of the professional identity of teachers’ questionnaire. With good validity and reliability, the questionnaire consists of five constructs: occupational behavior tendency, value identity, English teaching reform, self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The findings of this study indicate that college EFL teachers have a relatively high level of professional identity with the constituting constructs of the professional identity of college teachers having scored from high to low as follows: English teaching reform, professional behavior tendency, job satisfaction, self-efficacy and value identity. Moreover, there is no significant difference in the professional identity level of college EFL teachers concerning gender. Finally, the implications of exploring the professional identity of teachers are also discussed.

The Empirical Study of Graduate Students' English Language Requirements: The Case of Mongolia

The primary objective this study is to assess English language proficiency for academic and professional requirements of advanced law enforcement graduate students. This study has received attention because advanced level students' professional English language skills in their courses continue to meet their needs for a professional job. There are implement lots of curriculum such as law enforcement, police studies, criminal, forensic on the Graduate School at University of Internal affairs, Mongolia (UIAM). In the field of graduate school, a dual degree program is run by the UIAM and Mongolian University of Life Science (MULS). We gathered information from 98 graduate students who took the Executive Leadership Academy at UIAM and the dual degree program in security and economics offered by UIAM and MULS. Unique characteristic of our study was its attempt to demonstrate the analysis of metrological, correlational, multi-factor, and path analysis by using Smart PLS-3.0 programs.

Association of Socio-Psychological Factors on Decision Making Process of Kvk Officials in Odisha

The role of research and extension system in delivery of appropriate technology to the farmers has been looked at as the most important input for furthering agricultural production. Therefore, considering the requirement of developing the capacity of the farmers and reducing the time lag between technology generation and technology application at farmer’s field; the idea of establishing KVK under the leadership of Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta appointed by ICAR in 1973 took place. The present study is an exploratory survey design undertaking 125 respondents comprising of Sr. Scientist & Head, Scientists, Program Assistants and Farm managers selected randomly from 33 KVKs across the state. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents (56.80%) were middle aged, 64 per cent of them were male officials and (68.00%) of the sample reported to experience moderate level of Job Satisfaction, Job Autonomy and Organizational Stress. Further, Organizational Climate (76.00%) and the Level of Job Management (72.00%) of the KVK was also reported to be moderate. The average gap in participation was maximum in identifying the problem/needs (38.40%) and policy decisions (39.40%) among the all the different stages of decision-making and types of decision-making respectively. Further, it was observed that Professional Experience, Organizational Stress, Job Autonomy and Level of Job Management was strongly associated with extent of Participation in different types of Decision-making. The findings also revealed that Level of Job Management was found to be associated with participation in different stages of decision-making.

Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Hepatitis B Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria.

Mother-to-child transmission remains an important mode of transmission of hepatitis B infection particularly in endemic areas. The knowledge and practices of pregnant women about mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) may influence the uptake of strategies to reduce mother-to-child transmission of infection. This study assessed the knowledge and willingness to uptake hepatitis B virus infection preventive services among pregnant women in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study that involved 373 pregnant women at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) and Maternal Child Specialist Clinics, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge, practices, and perceptions about MTCT of hepatitis B infection. Only 52.5% (196) of the respondents had good knowledge, although the majority 290 (77.7%) had heard of hepatitis B infection prior to the survey. Only 147 (39.4%) of the respondents had ever had hepatitis B screening. More persons with professional jobs had good knowledge about hepatitis B infection compared with other occupations (p < 0.001). However, more respondents aged 30-34 years had poor knowledge about hepatitis B infection compared with other age groups (p = 0.045). Respondents with good knowledge about hepatitis B infection were willing to uptake hepatitis B infection prevention services (p < 0.001). This study showed that respondents with professional jobs had good knowledge about hepatitis B infection and those who had good knowledge about the infection were willing to utilize hepatitis B preventive measures. Awareness of MTCT of HBV did not translate into good practice as only few respondents had screened for hepatitis B. There is a need to intensify education about modes of transmission of hepatitis B infection with an emphasis on promoting good preventive practices.

Skill analysis of library and information science professionals

This paper investigated professional skills for library and information science (LIS) professionals based on the American Library Association (ALA) job website. The study identified job categories and library types, examined required soft skills and professional skills, and analyzed the relationships between professional skills and job categories, and the relationships between professional skills and library types as well. Data mining, subject analysis, and information visualization methods were used in the study. The findings of this study show that the LIS field demands a wide range of comprehensive professional skills. In total, over 160 distinct professional skill requirements and 24 skill themes were uncovered. Across various LIS job categories, an average of 8.84 professional skill themes per job category was found to be necessary for success. Among these skill themes, certain ones stood out as particularly in-demand, including: Productivity Software, MARC Standards and Guidance, Integrated Library Automation, Programming, and Data Analysis. Furthermore, it was observed that the specific professional skill requirements varied across different types of libraries. Notably, Academic/Research (College/University) libraries and Public Libraries stood out as two types that demanded a broader range of professional skill themes compared to other types of libraries. The findings of this research study can inform library and information science researchers, educators, and professionals to better understand the LIS professional skill requirements, improve existing curricular systems, and develop new courses to meet the job market needs.