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Autore |
Tunstall Patricia |
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Titolo |
Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]] |
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Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (121 p.) |
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Collana |
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ALA guides for the busy librarian Hiring, training, and supervising library shelvers |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Libraries Staff manuals |
Library pages |
Library personnel management |
Library & Information Science |
Social Sciences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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