In Fall 2019, the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) conducted its 30th annual employment survey of graduates of the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥. The phrase '2018 graduates' includes graduates who convocated in November 2017 or in June 2018. The survey was sent to sixty potential respondents with thirty-four responding for a response rate of 57%; however, two of those surveys were eliminated for incompleteness, resulting in a usable response rate of 53% (32/60).
Graduates were queried about their job search; job specifics including employment classification, salary, responsibilities, and employer type information; their preparedness for the job market; and job satisfaction. All respondents were queried about their first Library and Information Science (LIS) related positions post-graduation. The focus of this survey is to understand graduates' experiences in finding employment after graduation, however the time lag of 18-24 months between survey administration and graduation provides an additional opportunity to consider additional employment data \ from those respondents who have moved on ton subsequent employment opportunities. Where it is included, data referring to subsequent positions is clearly identified.