Staff Development : A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Carlette Washington-Hoagland; Carol T. Zsulya; Andrea Wigbels Stewart

Publisher: American Library Association
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 232
Edition: 4
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Since its original publication more than two decades ago, Staff Development: A Practical Guide has remained a respected handbook for supporting one of libraries' most important assets: their human resources. Staff development and training are not only important but essential to ensure that libraries meet new challenges and fulfill their missions, especially in a constantly changing world where technological innovations directly impact information access for library staff and users alike. This new edition offers unique, state-of-the-art perspectives on such important topics asStrategies for building and implementing a staff development programTracking changes through training, including the importance of setting goals and needs assessmentsRefining how staff approaches customer serviceUsing instructional design for staff developmentThis is a volume that every librarian charged with staff development should have at the ready.

✦ Subjects

Library employees -- In-service training. ; Library education (Continuing education) ; Library personnel management. ; Career development.; LAN025000

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