Research Catalog

Title

The complete guide to performance standards for library personnel / Carol F. Goodson.

Author

Goodson, Carol F.

Publication

New York : Neal Schuman Publishers, c1997.

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Description

xi, 216 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

One of the most dreaded tasks for supervisors and their employees is often the annual performance evaluation. Goodson, head of the Library Access Services unit at the State University of West Georgia in Carrollton, helps ease the pain by offering librarians excellent guidance on developing performance standards, an integral part of effective evaluation systems. Reviewing the practical, ethical, and legal motivations for performance criteria, Goodson realistically looks at the positives and negatives associated with implementing standards. Lest managers become stymied in their attempts to create fair, objective paradigms, Goodson provides over 100 pages of detailed performance models for both paraprofessional and professional staff. These descriptions, ranging from shelving assistant to library webmaster, are thought-provoking starting points for adaptation by any type of library. Highly recommended for library administrators and managers. - Susan K. Dunman, Murray State Univ. Lib., KY.-

Alternative Title

Performance standards for library personnel

Subject

• Library Technical Services
• Library Services
• Library Administration
• Library Technical Services > standards
• Library Services > standards
• Library Administration > standards
• Employee Performance Appraisal > standards
• Librarians
• Library employees > Rating of > United States
• Librarians > Rating of > United States
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Were the "good old days" really that good? -- 2. Rewriting or reforming your library's performance standards -- 3. Performance standards for paraprofessional staff -- 4. Performance standards for professional staff -- 5. Leads from the literature.

ISBN

1555702627

LCCN

^^^97010820^

OCLC

36543493

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library