The Information Job Family: Results of an Exploratory Study

Observation of the converging and integrating functions of computing centers and libraries in research universities, particularly on campuses where the two units were linked administratively, led to an exploratory study of whether the effects of the information technologies extended to job classification and compensation systems. The study, funded by the Council on Library Resources (CLR), found a sufficiently strong relationship between some computing and library jobs to warrant considering the creation of a single information job family in classification systems. Instituting such a change could prompt reevaluation and subsequent reinforcement of an organization's values and emphasize the strategic importance of human resources planning in successful organizational change