Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.33011/newlibs/9/21

Publication Title

Journal of New Librarianship

Volume

5

Issue

1

Pages

204-236

Abstract

Studies indicate correlations between personal goal-setting behaviors, performance and attitude in professional roles. An online study was developed and conducted in 2016 with academic library employees to better understand the goal-setting behavior of library employees in a particular context, via setting New Year’s resolutions, which is defined as "a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner". Results show that nearly half (49.6 percent) of all respondents set New Year’s resolutions in 2016. Goals related to health and fitness topped the list of goals that were set, followed by occupational goals. Of those who felt unclear about their purpose in life, 57 percent felt they were somewhat to very likely able to accomplish their top goals. Comparatively, 82 percent of those who had a clear sense of purpose in life felt the same.

Comments

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Original Publication Citation

Lo, L., & Anderson, A. (2020). Personal goal setting behavior and professional outlooks of academic library employees. Journal of New Librarianship, 5(1), 204-236. https://doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/9/21

ORCID

0000-0001-5503-3940 (Anderson)

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