#Knowledge Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST)

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ABSTRACTThis study seeks to explore the academic library as a workplace and understand indicators of successful performance and areas that indicate a need for improvement. A survey containing the Knowledge Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST) was sent to academic library listservs and received 351 complete responses. Respondents were library workers employed in an academic library in the United States at the time of taking the survey. Academic libraries performed best in the areas of job autonomy, task completion clarity, competency demands, and meaning of work; respondents were less positive in the areas of perceived investment in employee development, engagement, support from supervisors, and role conflicts. Findings were consistent with previous studies about individual factors in the library workplace, and this study demonstrates consistency with academic library strengths and areas of growth.