Year : 2018, Volume : 8, Issue : 1
First page : ( 33) Last page : ( 44)
Print ISSN : 2277-7938. Online ISSN : 2277-7946. Published online : 2018 April 1.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2277-7946.2018.00007.4

Work Life Balance of Library and Information Science Professionals in Three Southern Universities of Tamil Nadu – A Study

Balasubramanian P.^1,*

¹Deputy Librarian, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-627012, Tamil Nadu, India

*Email id: bala_phd2010@yahoo.com

Received:  9  December,  2017; Accepted:  03  February,  2018.

Abstract

The paper is an attempt to find out the work life balance of Library and Information Science professionals working in three southern state universities and their affiliated colleges in Tamil Nadu. The findings of the study reveal that majority of respondents satisfied with satisfaction on work life balance and job security have been ranked ‘first’. It was found that majority of respondents are strongly agreed about their spouse equally share household activities and child caring responsibilities and personnel environment with regard to their colleagues assist them for successful completion of their work. The study does not cover colleges of Education and Colleges of Engineering. Hence, the outcomes of the study cannot be generalized and it is applicable only to the areas of the universities selected for study.

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Keywords

Work life balance, Level of satisfaction, Universities, Tamil Nadu.

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