Blunk, J., Benson Marshall, M. and Cox, A.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-2587-245X (2021) European Union librarians on the move? An exploration of potential impacts of Brexit on workforce diversity. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 27 (4). pp. 402-422. ISSN 1361-4533
Abstract
This study investigated whether the academic library sector in the UK could be in danger of experiencing a decline in workforce diversity following the Brexit vote. A web survey was distributed to academic libraries and LIS departments across the UK. Follow up email interviews were conducted with twelve individuals. Participants were very worried about effects of Brexit on their right to reside in the UK. Two years after the referendum they still felt a high degree of uncertainty about their future. Most participants wanted to stay in the UK. Whilst about a third considered leaving due to Brexit; 21% were undecided and 14% had made concrete plans to leave. However, reasons to leave ultimately lay mostly outside of the place of work or study. The findings suggest that the UK academic library sector could be in danger of experiencing a decline in workforce diversity as a result of Brexit.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in New Review of Academic Librarianship. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Brexit; library staff; library profession; diversity; inclusion |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2019 16:21 |
Last Modified: | 20 May 2022 13:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13614533.2019.1705865 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154574 |