Research Catalog

Title

Staff development : a practical guide / prepared by the Staff Development Committee, Human Resources Section, Library Administration and Management Association ; coordinating editors, Elizabeth Fuseler Avery, Terry Dahlin, Deborah A. Carver.

Publication

Chicago : American Library Association, 2001.

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Additional Authors

• Avery, Elizabeth Fuseler
• Carver, Deborah A.
• Dahlin, Therrin C.
• Library Administration and Management Association. Staff Development Committee

Description

ix, 194 p. : ill.; 28 cm.

Summary

Teaches how to access the library's needs and set realistic training goals; create and budget for a training infrastructure; enhance existing skill set by building on core competencies and adapt proven assessment surveys to address specific issues.

Subject

• Career Mobility
• Career development
• Career development
• Education, Continuing
• Inservice Training
• Libraries
• Libraries > organization & administration
• Library Science
• Library education (Continuing education)
• Library employees > In-service training
• Library personnel management
• Personnel Management > methods
• Staff Development
• Training Support

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Concepts -- Introduction to Staff Development / Kathryn J. Deiss -- How People Learn: Applying Adult Learning Theory and Learning Styles Models to Training Sessions / Susan Jurow -- The Place of Training in the Process of Change / Pat L. Weaver-Meyers -- Building a Staff Development Program -- Creating Infrastructure / Susan Craig -- Finding Magnetic North for Staff Development and Training: The Compass Function of a Needs Assessment / John Cochenour, David Kruger -- How to Design and Conduct a Needs Assessment / Charles E. Kratz -- How to Set Goals / Nancy L. Reed, Elizabeth Fuseler Avery -- How to Get Started: Questions to Ask / Anne Grodzins Lipow -- How to Pay for Programs / Lynn C. Badger -- Developing Your Staff -- Core Competencies for Libraries and Library Staff / Beth McNeil, Joan Giesecke -- Building Managerial Competencies / M. Suzanne Brown -- Developing Orientation Programs for New Employees / Sandra J. Weingart, Carol A. Kochan, Anne E. Hedrich -- Addressing Diversity in Library Staff Training / Janice Simmons-Welburn -- Mentoring to Develop Potential / Awilda Reyes -- Coaching for Results / Jeanne F. Voyles, Carol A. Friesen -- Developing of a Customer Service Attitude / M. Sue Baughman -- How to Provide Technical Training / Patricia E. Wallace -- How to Train Teams / Jeanne F. Voyles, Kerry Scott -- How to Train for Building Communication Skills / Susan Wehmeyer -- Making the Most of Trainers -- Developing and Selecting Trainers / Julie Todaro -- How to Develop Training Skills / Wendy L. Scott.

ISBN

0838908012 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^00067639^

OCLC

45582688

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library