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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED251101 AUTHOR:
TITLE: The Changing Role of Personnel Officers. SPEC Kit 45.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 85 p.
ABSTRACT: A 1977 Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
survey showed that more than 80 member libraries had staff
persons designated as personnel officers. In a series of in
depth interviews in the spring of 1978 with some of these
personnel officers, the main factors contributing to changes
in personnel functions were identified as: (1) a growing
number of governmental regulations and guidelines, (2)
increasing staff needs and demands within a complex
organization, and (3) recognition by library leaders of the
importance of committed staff. A concise summary at the
beginning of this collection discusses affirmative action
guidelines, changes in the nature of the job market, the
adoption of faculty governance models, unionization efforts
of library staffs, and training and counseling for library
supervisors. The kit also contains: (1) documents on changes
in personnel functions from University of Connecticut, Duke
University, and Princeton University; (2) examples of
selection and performance evaluation programs/processes from
Stanford University and University of Connecticut; and (3)
three examples of staff development and training programs
and activities from University of Connecticut ("Staff
Sharing Program," "Consideration in Planning Training for
New Employees," and "Guidelines for Planning Departmental
Presentations for Staff"). An evaluation sheet for this
Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit is
provided. (THC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Guidelines-; Higher-Education; Library
Personnel; Library-Planning; Methods-; Occupational
Information; Training-Methods
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Academic-Libraries; *Personnel-Directors;
*Personnel-Evaluation; *Research-Libraries; *Staff
Development; *Staff-Role
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