Telecommuting: alternative strategies for the Jamaican libraries

The paper seeks to show how telecommuting can be employed to advantage in the Jamaican library system.

A questionnaire and a literature review were utilized in this research paper. The primary research tool was a 12‐question questionnaire that was administered to all levels of library staff across the island. Articles covered in the literature review ranged from 1988 to 2004. This range was used to give a general idea of telecommuting from early on to present day.

The paper finds that library staff all over Jamaica were interested in the concept of telecommuting.

The paper provides information as to the benefits of incorporating telecommuting into the Jamaican library system.