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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464187403321

Titolo

Staff development : a practical guide / / edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart, Carlette Washington-Hoagland, and Carol T. Zsulya ; Casey Bayer, cover design ; contributors Elizabeth Fuseler Avery [and twenty three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Illinois : , : ALA Editions, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-8389-9623-X

Edizione

[Fourth Edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

023/.8

Soggetti

Library employees - In-service training

Library education (Continuing education)

Library personnel management

Career development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction to the Fourth Edition; Part I: Building a Staff Development Program; Chapter 1: Introduction to Staff Development; Chapter 2: Needs Assessment; Chapter 3: The Strategic Imperative of Library Staff Development; Chapter 4: How to Set Goals; Chapter 5: Getting Started; Part II: Developing Your Staff; Chapter 6: Developing Orientation Programs for New Employees; Chapter 7: Core Competencies for Libraries and Library Staff; Chapter 8: How Understanding the Organization, Clear Expectations, and Competencies Lead to Successful Coaching and Performance

Chapter 9: Cross-Functional Training and Collaboration within the OrganizationChapter 10: Refining the Customer Service Attitude; Chapter 11: Leading from Any Position; Chapter 12: Developing Bench Strength; Part III: Tackling Change Through Training; Chapter 13: Planning a Training and Development Infrastructur efor Library and Information Environments; Chapter 14: Instructional Design in Library Settings; Chapter 15: Using Online Videosfor Staff Training; Chapter 16:



The Ideal; Part IV: Assessment; Chapter 17: Assessing and Ensuringthe Transfer of Training; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition offers unique, state-of-the-art perspectives on library staff development and training.