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Peer reviewedHiatt, Robert M. – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1987
Describes the formal educational requirements and qualifications for employment on the cataloging staff of the Library of Congress for both professional and paraprofessional employees and the on-the-job training provided for both levels of staff. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Employment Qualifications, Library Personnel, Occupational Information
Peer reviewedRoberts, Anne F. – Reference Librarian, 1984
Reviews existing programs for inservice training of professional reference librarians and discusses the changing roles of reference librarians and ways to determine components of a staff training program (e.g., performance functions of reference librarians and use of videotaping to analyze the librarian's ability to communicate effectively). (14…
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Instructional Design, Librarians, Library Services
Peer reviewedWajenberg, Arnold S. – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1987
Describes the decentralization of original cataloging responsibilities that resulted from the development of an online catalog in an academic library, and a training program for the public service librarians responsible for cataloging. The importance of having cataloging conform with national standards is emphasized. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Decentralization
Carr, Clay – 1992
This book describes and advocates "smart training," an approach to on-the-job training that helps employees gain competence and empowers them to act to satisfy customers. The book is organized in 16 chapters grouped into 4 parts. Part 1 outlines the basics of smart training, including its performance base, the need for initial analysis,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competence, Corporate Education, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedCarter, Catherine Ann – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1987
Presents a description and an evaluation of a formal training program for new catalogers that uses class sessions and a training manual in addition to actual cataloging experience. Appendices provide samples of training materials and the training schedule. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Cataloging, Higher Education
Download full textEllis, Thomas I. – Research Roundup, 1988
Five selections summarize training methods for the principalship from the perspective that cognizance of the complexities of being a principal arises from practice, thus experiential learning should be incorporated into preservice and inservice training programs. The first selection, "Making Sense of Principals' Work," by Kent Petersen, is a…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Elementary Education, Inservice Education, Leadership Training
Peer reviewedGlogoff, Stuart; Flynn, James P. – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Discusses several factors that may improve staff training on integrated library systems, including the application of andragogic learning theory, using effective on-the-job training techniques, the selection of trainers based on competencies, and visible administrative support during all phases of the staff training project. (37 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Learning Theories
Stasz, Cathleen; And Others – 1996
A study was conducted to explore skills and work-related dispositions in technical work. It used a sociocultural approach to examine skills in seven target jobs in worksites representing diverse industries--health care, traffic management, transportation, and semiconductor manufacturing. It explored employers' strategies for obtaining the skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Employer Employee Relationship
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1984
This guide is intended to provide a prospective user of interactive video instruction with a guide to the establishment and operation of an electronics worksite training program. The training program is designed to provide beginning electronics technician training equivalent to that available at most community colleges and technical schools. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC. – 2000
A four-step approach to implementing a training program and measuring results for government agencies was developed in response to an executive order to federal agencies to provide effective training and performance measures in their annual budgets. Step one is the analysis of established goals to identify training requirements. Suggested…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
