Holland’s typological theory and its implications for librarianship and libraries

Abstract

Holland postulated that the choice of a vocation is partly related to a person’s personality. He theorized that members of a vocation would tend to have similar personalities and people would choose vocations that relate to their personality. He defined personality as a cluster of personal attributes which may be used to measure the person. Describes Holland’s typological theory and its applied implications for librarians and library environments. Presents a study of librarians’ perceptions of the personality of librarians and type of library environment.

Citation

Afolabi, M. (1996), "Holland’s typological theory and its implications for librarianship and libraries", Librarian Career Development, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819610126850