Philippine Librarians Census

The University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS) conducted a study of Philippine Librarians from November 2018 to October 2019. This endeavor was the first-ever wide-scale study undertaken to collect the occupational profile of Librarians in the Philippines. The study was motivated by the fact that we do not have any baseline data about Philippine Librarians. While we may assume that more women practice librarianship in the Philippines than males, we do not have empirical data to support such a claim. UPSLIS hopes that this report, together with the raw dataset and manual on how to process and analyze the dataset, will:

-    Gain a deeper insight into the current state of librarians in the Philippines
-    Enable other researchers to validate and extend this current project to create more follow-up and comprehensive studies
-    Serve as a benchmarking tool for future LIS research
-    Create opportunities for collaboration with other researchers not only in the LIS field but with other disciplines as well
-    Assist policymakers and decision-makers in drafting and creating policies and guidelines that would affect the LIS profession in the Philippines.

UPSLIS also endeavors to conduct another census in five to six years to provide a complete longitudinal picture of the changes and development in the profession.