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LIANZA Remuneration Survey Published

25 February 2008

The Chair of the LIANZA Remuneration Survey Committee, Moira Fraser, announced today the release of the full report of the Library and Information Profession's Remuneration Survey for 2007.

Moira said this is the second survey of its type undertaken by LIANZA and interesting comparisons have been drawn between the 2005 and 2007 data. This survey, conducted by market research house MM-Research invited participation from library and information employees in the public, special, tertiary and school sectors of the profession.

The key messages from the survey are:

• There were 2363 survey respondents, a 61% response rate (considered high)
• Remuneration has increased by 7.9% over the 2 years to $42,400
• 51% of respondents work in public libraries and their increase was 7.2%
• We are a highly qualified workforce and those with Library/information qualifications are paid significantly more
• There are unexplained differences between what men and women are paid which merit further investigation

The LIANZA Remuneration Survey of the New Zealand Library and Information Profession - is available on the LIANZA Website in two formats; a topline report and the full report.

LIANZA would be pleased to receive any feedback from members on the report and emphasised that all the completed questionnaire information is held only by MM Research to preserve total confidentiality of personal information.

The LIANZA Remuneration Survey of the New Zealand Library and Information Profession has been undertaken by a consortium of organisations. Participating organisations and their current representatives on the LIANZA Remuneration Survey Committee are:

• New Zealand Library Association operating as LIANZA - Moira Fraser (Chair), Steven Lulich, Alli Smith
• National Library of New Zealand, NLNZ - Stephanie Santaana
• Council of New Zealand University Librarians, CONZUL - Craigie Sinclair
• Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of NZ, ITPNZ - Kim Gutchlag
• New Zealand Law Librarians Association, NZLLA - Alistair Jenkin
• Metropolitan Public Libraries Network Inc. MetroNet - Anthony Lewis
• Public Libraries Special Interest Group, PubSIG - Brian Anderson
• Special Libraries and Information Services Group, SLIS, Maria Connor
• School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, SLANZA - Joyce Richards

For further information on the LIANZA Remuneration Survey of the New Zealand Library and Information Profession, or to provide your comments on the report, contact:

Alli Smith
LIANZA National Office
Ph: 04 473 5834
Email: alli@lianza.org.nz