Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]]
| Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Tunstall Patricia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (121 p.) |
| Disciplina |
020
023/.3 20 |
| Collana | ALA guides for the busy librarian Hiring, training, and supervising library shelvers |
| Soggetto topico |
Libraries Staff manuals
Library pages Library personnel management Library & Information Science Social Sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8389-9732-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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; NONAPPEARANCE FOR A SCHEDULED SHIFT; HABITUAL LATENESS OR POOR TIMEKEEPING
INAPPROPRIATE DRESSINAPPROPRIATE TALKING AND SOCIALIZING; UNDERPERFORMANCE; 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; Apointment 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; CleanUp Procedures; Contents Checking; Emptying Outside Book Drop; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456965003321 |
Tunstall Patricia
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| Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]]
| Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Tunstall Patricia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (121 p.) |
| Disciplina |
020
023/.3 20 |
| Collana | ALA guides for the busy librarian Hiring, training, and supervising library shelvers |
| Soggetto topico |
Libraries Staff manuals
Library pages Library personnel management Library & Information Science Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 0-8389-9732-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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; NONAPPEARANCE FOR A SCHEDULED SHIFT; HABITUAL LATENESS OR POOR TIMEKEEPING
INAPPROPRIATE DRESSINAPPROPRIATE TALKING AND SOCIALIZING; UNDERPERFORMANCE; 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; Apointment 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; CleanUp Procedures; Contents Checking; Emptying Outside Book Drop; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781077503321 |
Tunstall Patricia
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||
| Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]]
| Hiring, Training, and Supervising Library Shelvers [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Tunstall Patricia |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (121 p.) |
| Disciplina |
020
023/.3 20 |
| Collana | ALA guides for the busy librarian Hiring, training, and supervising library shelvers |
| Soggetto topico |
Libraries Staff manuals
Library pages Library personnel management Library & Information Science Social Sciences |
| ISBN | 0-8389-9732-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973547603321 |
Tunstall Patricia
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| Chicago, : ALA Editions, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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