Library Employment Resources

HRDR is dedicated to the development and management of “human” resources within libraries. The office acts as an advocate for “best practices” in the development of policies that best serve the needs of library management and employees. While supporting its ongoing mission, HRDR also offers financial and employment information assistance to library workers and stimulates as well as encourages research in these areas.
 

• American Library Association Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)
  
  
• Special Presidential Task Force: Status of Librarians
  
  
• General Information
  
  
• • Workplace Wellness Resources
    
  • Degrees and Certificates Awarded by U.S. Library and Information Studies Education Programs
    
    
  • 2005 Guide to Employment Sources (updated 08/2011)
    
    
  • Library and Information Studies Education and Human Resource Utilization Statement
    
    
  • How To Apply for a Library Job
    
    
  • Employment Laws, Statistics, News, Resources, etc. (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    
    
  • The Future of Librarians in the Workforce
    A national research study on the future of librarians in the workforce  
    
    
    
    
• Academic Librarianship
  
  
  • Recruitment, Retention & Restructuring: Human Resources in Academic Libraries (A White Paper)
    
    
  • Managing the 21 ^st Century Academic Library: A Bibliography
    
    
  • Standards and Guidelines on Personnel Issues and Faculty Status  
  
  
  
• Results of Library Surveys
  
  
  • Library Support Staff Job Titles (2004)
    
    
  • Employee Benefits (2003)
    
    
  • Spending on Staff Development  (2001)
    
    
  • Age of Librarians (1999)
    
    
  • Library Directors: Gender & Salary (1999)
    
    
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement and Pay Systems  (1997)
  
  
  

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