How to Stop Feeling Like a Phony in Your Library: Recognizing the Causes of the Imposter Syndrome, and How to Put a Stop to the Cycle

摘要

As many as one in eight librarians report feeling like frauds in their careers. Shrinking library budgets reduce the training that new librarians receive while high performance expectations remain unchanged. This combination can perpetuate those fraudulent feelings unless librarians are willing to employ strategies to overcome their Imposter state of mind.