Aleksandra Adžić
aleksandra@nbss.rs

Sonja Šuković
sonja.sukovic@yahoo.com

Narodna biblioteka „Stevan Sremac“, Niš

No. 28 (May 2016), p. 78-84

Ergonomic Conditions of Working with Computers in Serbian Libraries

Summary

The entire library and information science profession has irreversibly stepped into the automated performance of all its activities. Library job, being performed with the help of computers, implies a very hard work which, if not followed by certain precautions in order to annul adverse effects, can cause relatively harmless as well as very serious health problems. The last few years a great attention has been paid to ergonomic standards that have to be met at the workplace in order to bring about the high level productivity of healthy employees. This paper presents these standards, importance of their implementation and consequences of their neglect. It also describes working conditions in Serbian libraries and injuries that can happen as the result of ignoring the basic ergonomic requirements and measures of prevention recommended by experts.

Keywords:

ergonomics, librarianship, protection, standards, work environment, equipment, risks, computers, health, employee

Submitted: 18th February 2016
Correction to the manuscript: 2nd April 2016
Accepted for publication: 20th April 2016.

Ergonomic Conditions of Working with Computers in Serbian Libraries by Aleksandra Adžić i Sonja Šuković is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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