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vanDuinkerken, Wyoma; Mosley, Pixey Anne – ALA Editions, 2011
Change is inevitable and essential to any functioning institution. But change can be stressful, especially when it upsets established routines and patterns. Library managers need to be able to lead staff through episodes of change while remaining empathetic, and this book shows them how to: (1) Engage library staff in the process and encourage…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Library Administration, Affective Behavior, Motivation Techniques
O'Neil, Frances; Comley, Jenny – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
Since 2008, Victoria University (VU) Library has employed 20 or more Student Assistants annually who work on a casual basis for up to 12 hours per week during terms/semesters to staff the Library in Study Hall mode (where there is self-service access to PCs and collections and limited staff assistance). This initiative appears to have been highly…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Employment Programs, Research Libraries, Models
Hill, Jane – Journal of Access Services, 2007
This article uses Wellington City Libraries as the basis for a case study of a future-focused, reorganized staffing structure in a public library network. It covers the change from why, how, departure from a building-based hierarchical structure, new staff and line responsibilities, union involvement, implications for staff training to culture and…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Administration, Library Personnel
Atkins, Stephanie S. – Journal of Access Services, 2003
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library participated in the statewide conversion to a new integrated library system in the summer of 2002. Prior to the system's implementation, various local and statewide committees coordinated efforts to train their staffs so as to ensure a seamless transition. This case study analyzes, in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services, Staff Development
Guerrero, Tammy S.; Corey, Karen M. – Journal of Access Services, 2003
Like most academic libraries, Purdue University Calumet depends heavily on student workers for its daily operations. After the investment of time and effort involved in training student workers, it is important to retain them from one year to the next. This case study examines training procedures that are designed to cultivate a sense of mutual…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Academic Libraries, Work Experience, Training Methods
Haycock, Ken – 1992
This book brings together relevant doctoral research related to the instructional effectiveness of the elementary and secondary school librarian and school library. The research is distilled from supervised research studies conducted at North American universities. In the opening section, the book describes what works, based on findings about…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education