Documentation: scenes of a pathway blocked
Documentation is essential for businesses. Indeed, document management is of major strategic or organizational issues! However, the number of librarians is far below the needs of businesses. Yet the number of courses in literature is not lacking! Why this paradox?
1) The paradox of the labor market in documentation
The job market is bleak for documentation. 1 position for an average of 100 applications are sent. And this is without counting the positions filled internally in enterprises by persons who are not necessarily followed by studies of documentation. Why they not only hire firms the librarians?
The answer that seems most relevant is the "ROI". Obviously, you know, the goal of business is to make maximum profits. For that, sat on their wages to the cost of production - distribution - promotion and various expenses for the company to bring out the greatest benefit possible. Also considered is the effectiveness of employees. Are they profitable for the company? In fact, this issue is all the more "serious" (meaning "important") vis-à-vis the librarians, they contribute a significant internal workings of the company. Then a librarian Is it profitable? Entrepreneurs will tell you "Of course." However long they will be reluctant to hire more librarians. "Our team is well enough for us" some exclaim DG. However, the situation of librarians is in most cases concern: in fact, I challenge you to find a librarian who is not "overbook". In addition, librarians are entrusted with more and more tasks, most of the time does not correspond at all to the job itself: administration, standard storage (I'm not talking about rank or classification), ...
2) Librarian: trade has been misunderstood or ignored
The profession of librarian is in fact poorly known. The general public "of course" (excuse the "obviously" so realistic), but also, and this is even more serious within the company itself. The problem is there. Nobody really knows what qualities, qualifications and characteristics of being a librarian. Most of the time he is seen as a mere "paper organizer" or the person who has asked to do a search on "Google" (sic). Mr. SOS (meaning "Librarian") would have nothing else to do in his day protest some employees ... Yes, librarian is perceived as a trade quiet, easy, accessible, ... In short, a sort of "under-trade"?
3) ERRATUM: Cartoon ...
sorry this cartoon. Will resume. In the company everyone knows the service documentation. Employees perceive its usefulness well and make a reasonable use by understanding its usefulness and operation. But when employers receive applications from other librarians, he thinks "It is useless. The documentation service runs just fine. The box also. But what they do not, is that if they were hiring one or more other librarians, the system information could be much more efficient, communication and facilitated inter-service aroused.
So you say, a librarian and more and everything is always better to go? No, what I meant by that is that we must go beyond simple observations. It is the responsibility of employers (HR or appropriate management personnel) to conduct a real study of document management in the company. Is it optimal? Is it effective? Can it be improved? And more specifically: what profile to use librarian?
4) Imbalance Training - Employment
The initial training of generalist librarian wants. After 2-3 years of post baccalaureate study, specializations occur. These specializations are not lacking. However, facing the job market in documentation, these specializations proved mostly unnecessary. Finding a job is as an obstacle course! There are indeed many more applicants than offers to be filled. Test (sadly) "funny" to do. Go in and ask ANPE employment in the documentation. Observe then the head of your partner. You understand! So why the university does offer so much training, she welcomes many students while the opportunities are few?
two solutions: either reduce the number of students in these fields (what I call the "wrong solution") or establish multiple partnerships with businesses to understand the full force of the profession of librarian, any its usefulness and strategic importance it has.
Finally, the critical situation and that continues to worsen the job market in documentation is due to a misunderstanding of the multiple facets and the reality of being a librarian. The problem is therefore to be taken before, at the university: to establish real bridges between the theoretical and practical (OTC License pro. ...) and the labor market. The literature has much to offer, why your company denies it does by putting blinders on itself?
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