Recruitment, development, and retention of information professionals [electronic resource] : trends in human resources and knowledge management / [edited by] Elisabeth Pankl, Danielle Theiss-White, Mary C. Bushing.
Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.Description: electronic texts (xix, 322 p. : ill.) : digital filesISBN:- 9781615206025 (ebook)
- Academic libraries -- United States -- Personnel management
- Academic librarians -- Recruiting -- United States
- Academic librarians -- Training of -- United States
- Knowledge workers -- Recruiting -- United States
- Knowledge workers -- Training of -- United States
- College personnel management -- United States
- Knowledge management -- United States
- Library education -- United States
- Knowledge management
- Human resource professionals
- Recruitment
- Information science professionals
- Retention
- Academic librarianship
- Development of IP skill sets
- Career development planning
- Organizational culture
- Group dynamics
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- Z675.U5 R4427 2010e
- Also available in print.
eBooks
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Analysis of job responsibilities of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) human resource professionals / Gina Costello, Alice Daugherty -- 2. Internships, residencies, and fellowships / Rachel Stinehelfer, Michael Crumpton -- 3. Strategies for diversity initiatives / Toni Anaya, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts -- 4. Librarians for tomorrow at the San José Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joint Library / Yuhfen Wu, Peggy Cabrera, Jeff Paul -- 5. Recruitment of subject specialists to academic librarianship / Charlene Kellsey, Stephanie Alexander, James Ascher, Matthew Brower -- 6. Recruitment experiences in area studies library organizations / George Paganelis -- 7. The professionalization of knowledge management / Betsy Martens, Suliman Hawamdeh -- 8. Global issues in human resource management and their significance to information organizations and information professionals / Gail Munde -- 9. Trends in integration-based orientation in academic libraries / Aimee Loya, Deborah Sunday -- 10. Teaching new librarians how to teach / Merinda Hensley -- 11. The career development compass / Joel Thornton -- 12. Understanding organizational culture and group dynamics / Doralyn Rossmann -- 13. Making the best of the best / Christy Groves, William Black -- 14. Use of the evolutionary conscious model to sustain a formal mentoring program / Janine Golden --
15. Mentoring and supervision? Or, mentoring versus supervision? / Deborah Hicks, Jeanette Buckingham, Margaret Law -- 16. Mentoring when librarians have faculty status / Vincent Novara, Phillipa Brown, M. Williams.
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This book highlights issues specific to information professionals (IPs) working in an academic environment. The evolution of scholarly communications and applications of technology are forcing IPs to reevaluate the way they operate. This book offers insight into the newest strategies for thinking creatively and resourcefully about the latest trends in recruitment, retention, and professional development--Provided by publisher.
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