Pushing the Pay Envelope: Y2K Compensation Strategies - Brief Article

Information Outlook, Oct, 1999 by Stephen Abram

Why do so many librarians feel underpaid and undervalued? Where is the cash payoff in this, the knowledge-based economy? Of course, what we feel about this is not enough in today's business environment. This article provides advice to special librarians on effective position descriptions, job titles, job evaluation systems and salary surveys.

It reviews some of the results of the 1990 SLA Image Task Force and SLA's progress in the past decade.