Academic Librarian Burnout: Causes and Responses

In this work exploring burnout and stress among academic librarians, editors Holm (Kennesaw State Univ.), Ana Guimaraes (SAGE Publishing), and Nashieli Marcano (Furman Univ.) offer a robust collection of professional scholarly contributions that reframe burnout, consider causes and experiences, and explore responses from individual and organizational perspectives. The work examines the subject from multiple angles, addressing workload, depression, culture, fear, and much more. This user-friendly book is divided into five sections, with each section comprising four to six chapters followed by quantitative and qualitative analysis. The holistic approach sets this work apart by seeking to offer more than stimulating dialogue but providing strategic responses to assist academic librarians. Worthy of mention, the work utilizes Creative Commons licensing on each chapter title page, serving as a helpful tool for those interested in contributing to future conversations. The content will surely be used as references in future works on librarian burnout, and the level of care taken by the editors to provide a comprehensive perspective should be applauded.