Recruitment and Retention
A library is only as good as its staff. Attracting, hiring, and retaining the best talent is a large and important part of any library administrator's job. The resources here provide information on recruitment and retention of key staff and diversity awareness in the workplace.
- AASL's Recruitment to School Librarianship
Provides information to those interested in becoming school library media specialists as well as those seeking to recruit people to the profession. It provides information on the job itself, the job outlook, education and licensing across the U.S., job hunting, and ideas for recruitment. Information from individual states is provided where available. - ACRL's Recruiting to the Profession
Recruitment of the next generation of academic librarians is one of the most pressing issues facing the profession and the association today. - ALA Mentoring Opportunities
Mentoring resources from across ALA's Divisions, Round Tables, Offices and Affiliates. - ALA Recruitment Clearinghouse
An interactive resource for people interested in assisting others to begin or advance in various library career paths. The Clearinghouse presents current and past recruitment efforts that may be replicated, as well as a variety of recruitment resources. The Clearinghouse was created by and continues to be monitored by members of the ALA Recruitment Assembly, a group charged with facilitating communication about activities related to recruiting for the profession. - Professional Tips Wiki - Staffing in School Libraries
Resources to aid in the appropriate staffing of school libraries. - Staff Development Clearinghouse
This Clearinghouse is composed of a variety of materials collected from all types of libraries throughout the United States. The materials included consist of Staff Development and Personnel policy statements, training and orientation manuals, Staff Development programs, projects, a list of pertinent Web Sites, and referrals. The Clearinghouse is designed to serve as a resource for any library in its planning or implementation of Staff Development policies or training programs.
Librarian Recruitment Press Kit (last updated 2007)
With three states and the District of Columbia already "majority minority" and Texas well on its way, America's libraries are adding multilingual materials and services in response to shifting demographics. Still missing in most libraries, however, is library staff that looks like and speaks like the diverse populations they serve. Of the roughly 4,000 library master's degrees awarded in 2001-2002, only 5 percent went to African Americans, 3.6 percent to Hispanics, 2.8 percent to Asian/Pacific Islanders and .5 percent to American Indians. The American Library Association (ALA) is committed to changing this landscape. -->
Professional Tips Wiki - Recruitment and Retention
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