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Environmental conditions in the public library system of the City General Party Pueyrredon (Pvcia.Buenos Aires-Argentina): a study of environmental conditions and risk factors, and their perception by workers during the period 2008-2009.

Authors

  • María Laura Laguarde
  • Rubens Ramón Méndez
  • Verónica Gauchi Risso
  • Olga Peluchi
  • Oscar Fernández

Abstract

This study is based on the research group's project Alexandria, which is devoting to the investigation of the conditions and work environment existing in Public Libraries General Pueyrredon Party (Pvcia. of Buenos Aires - Argentina). The aim was to formalize a description of the working environment of public libraries in order to obtain objective data on risk factors to which the worker is exposed and the perception of librarians able to produce or contribute to cause damage on their health. During the literature review we found that there are no studies and no records about the work environment in public libraries located in the Party for what we believe essential to collect objective data and the views of workers who take these risks every day. Undoubtedly these components are of transcendental importance when promoting any type of prevention policy.

Keywords:

Working environment in libraries – Risk factors in libraries – Work perception in libraries - Public libraries – Librarians

Author Biographies

María Laura Laguarde

Licenciada en Terapia Ocupacional. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Docente e Investigadora de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Servicio Social de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.

Rubens Ramón Méndez

Licenciado en Servicio Social. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Docente e Investigador de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Servicio Social de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata

Verónica Gauchi Risso

Licenciada en Bibliotecología y Documentación. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Magíster en Gestión Documental y Administración de Archivos. Universidad Internacional de Andalucía. Diploma de Estudios Avanzados y Doctorando en Bibliotecología y Documentación Científica Universidad de Granada. Docente e Investigadora de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Becaria de la AUIP.

Olga Peluchi

Bibliotecaria Documentalista. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Docente e Investigadora de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata

Oscar Fernández

Licenciado en Bibliotecología y Documentación. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Especialista en docencia Universitaria Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Docente e Investigador de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata