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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973547603321

Autore

Tunstall Patricia

Titolo

Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009

ISBN

0-8389-9732-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

ALA guides for the busy librarian Hiring, training, and supervising library shelvers

Disciplina

020

023/.3

20

Soggetti

Libraries Staff manuals

Library pages

Library personnel management

Library & Information Science

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents --  Preface --  Acknowledgements --  1. Looking for Recruits --  2. Interviewing and Hiring --  Interviewing --  Hours --  Physical Requirements --  Hiring --  Selection --  3. Training --  Shelving --  Audiovisual materials --  Shelf reading --  Shifting --  Closing procedures --  Miscellaneous tasks --  Shelvers don't do reference! --  Personal safety --  Training logs --  A word about volunteers --  4. Day-to-Day Supervising --  Allocation of duties --  Scheduling --  Page meetings --  Notice boards --  Page manuals --  Web pages --  5. Keeping Your Shelvers in Good Order --  Non-appearance for a scheduled shift --  Habitual lateness or poor timekeeping --  Inappropriate dress --  Inappropriate talking and socializing --  Under-performance --  No longer up to the job? --  When it gets personal --  What to do about parents --  Sometimes you have to fire them --  6. Performance Assessment --  7. Working with Other Departments --  8. Looking After the Supervisor --  9. The Big Moves: Your Chance to Shine --  Why it makes sense to do it yourself --  Where do I start? --  What do I do with this ridiculously large number? --  Is it really



necessary to tag the collection? --  How do I fix it? --  What next? --  Are we ready to move yet? --  And away you go --  How do I persuade my colleagues that this is a good idea?some questions you might have --  Appendix: Forms and Tools --  Vacant Position Sign --  Additional Interview Questions --  Alternative Shelving Quiz --  Shelving Quiz --  Dewey Numbers --  Alphabetical Order --  Sample Letter: Thanks but No Thanks --  Sample Letter: No Thanks This Time --  Appointment Letter --  Training Slip --  Page Job Description --  Booktown Public Library Job Description --  Daily Page Work Assignments --  Daily Log --  Shelving Supervisor's Monthly Report November 20XX --  Staff --  Collections --  Shelf Reading --  Meetings --  Conduct Agreement --  Shelver Performance EvaluationPage/Shelver Manual --  Schedule --  Salary --  Conduct --  Library Privileges --  Vacations --  Reviews --  General Guidelines for Shelving Books --  Fiction --  Nonfiction --  Special Collections: Youth Services --  Special Collections: Adult Services --  Audiovisual Collections --  Shelf Reading Procedure --  Clean Up Procedures --  Contents Checking --  Emptying Outside Book Drop --  Index.

Sommario/riassunto

How do you find good library shelvers and keep them for more than a few months? Tunstall gives practical advice to help you do just that with a complete overview on how to hire, test, train, and retain shelvers.