Editing Librarian (section)

=== Librarians and work-related stress ===
As user and community needs change over time, the role of the librarian continues to reflect these changes. Librarians assist and interact with vulnerable or at-risk populations regularly. It is proposed that librarians experience a moderate degree of work-related stress, and is reported that many experience harassment or emotionally challenging situations in their daily work.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=Daniella L.|last2=Bazalar|first2=Bryan|last3=Wheeler|first3=Maurice|date=2020-05-18|title=Public Librarian Job Stressors and Burnout Predictors|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2020.1733347|journal=Journal of Library Administration|volume=60|issue=4|pages=412–429|doi=10.1080/01930826.2020.1733347|s2cid=216228849|issn=0193-0826|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The public library in particular can often be described as having an emotionally charged atmosphere.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Rodger|first1=Joanne|last2=Erickson|first2=Norene|date=2021-05-16|title=The Emotional Labour of Public Library Work|url=https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6189|journal=Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research|language=en|volume=16|issue=1|pages=1–27|doi=10.21083/partnership.v16i1.6189|s2cid=236603090 |issn=1911-9593|access-date=2021-09-21|archive-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921231647/https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/6189|url-status=live|doi-access=free}}</ref> There is evidence to suggest that specialized librarians might experience similar conditions. For example, health science librarians report experiencing a mild to moderate amount of secondary traumatic stress that develops from working closely with patients who are experiencing trauma.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Becker|first1=Rachel W.|last2=McCrillis|first2=Aileen|date=2015|title=Health sciences librarians, patient contact, and secondary traumatic stress|journal=Journal of the Medical Library Association|volume=103|issue=2|pages=87–90|doi=10.3163/1536-5050.103.2.006|issn=1536-5050|pmc=4404861|pmid=25918488}}</ref>