THE CURRENT JOB MARKET FOR THE LIBRARIAN IN THE STATE OF CEARA

Abstract

Aims to meet the general fields of effective participation of librarians in Ceará. Specific Objectives: a) identify the spaces occupied by librarians working in Ceara state, b) check what the requirements and needs of the labor market for librarian c) identify the market sectors that absorb most of the labor-librarian work ed) to characterize the job market for librarians in the state of Ceara. In theoretical talk about the profession in Library (the concept of profession, the profession of librarian and librarian) and the labor market. Regarding the methodology, the methodology that guided this research was functionalism. We use the literature in order to select material for later use in the theory on the subject. To collect data we used the questionnaire in a semi-open, which was applied to librarians Ceará recorded in the CRB-3, through the tool Google Docs. We conclude, through most of the answers that the job market for librarians in Ceara is predominantly traditional, composed of university libraries of private institutions, paying between U.S. $ 1,001.00 to $ 2,000.00 for professionals who work 40 hours per week . We also notice that the labor market demands of professional administrative and technical functions; mostly requires only supports graduate and professional continuing education, among other features.