Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911107401103321
• Autore: Tunstall Patricia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009
• ISBN: 0-8389-9732-5; 9780838999202
• 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.