Job Analysis of Library Professionals in University Libraries in Kerala

Job Analysis is a process to identify and determine in detail the particular job duties and requirements and the relative importance of these duties for a given job. The library professional has witnessed a paradigm shift and phenomenal change in the job description and job analysis. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a job analysis among the library professionals in University libraries in Kerala. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire. The respondents were library professionals of University libraries, Campus Library, Study centers and Department libraries of University of Kerala and Mahatma Gandhi University. Likert scales were used in the questionnaire for measuring the opinion of respondents. The results revealed that the highest motivating factor among library professionals is job security in Kerala University Library and promotion in MG University Library. Also, analysis shows that the majority of the staff are skilled in library classification and cataloguing and have less skills in reprographic services. The study concludes with recommendations to librarians for ensuring effective methods for job satisfaction among library professionals.