DAS BIBLIOTHEKSPERSONAL MITTLERER QUALIFIKATION AN ÖSTERREICHS UNIVERSITÄTEN. HISTORISCHE ENTWICKLUNG, AKTUELLE ROLLE UND AUFSTIEGSPERSPEKTIVEN.

The focus of this article is the middle qualification level of the Austrian university libraries with the employee groups “Mittlerer Dienst” (middle-level service) and “Fachdienst” (specialist service). The theoretical basics are briefly explained (terminology, historical development, current employment law situation, training options, traditional and possible new fields of work). Two central research-leading hypotheses, including sub-hypotheses, are checked by analyzing job advertisements, a quantitative survey in the form of an online survey among HR managers, and qualitative interviews. The article provides impulses for a reflection on this group of employees’ current and future role in Austrian libraries. At the same time, it contains suggestions for employees on how an individual promotion plan can be successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]