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The Human Resources Section exercises responsibility for general personnel administration in all types of libraries. Illustrative of the fields of interest are the recruitment and promotion of able people to positions at all levels of library service, certification of librarians, fair employment practices, equal employment opportunities, classification and pay plans, in-service training of all professional and nonprofessional workers (including those at supervisory levels), principles of tenure and intellectual freedom, personnel administration, relations between libraries and pertinent municipal and educational agencies, staff management, ethics, personnel measurement and guidance, and staff welfare programs, including all types of benefits.
This section is concerned with general personnel administration information, education, techniques, theories, practices, guidance materials, and research; it is not responsible for those specific but related duties of other ALA units.
2008 ALA Annual Events
- Leadership Skills Committee of HRS is co-sponsoring with LAMA Executive Committee "An Inside Look at Leadership". Success is not a concept. Success is the result of knowing where you want to go and the changes you need to make to get there. This one-day pre-conference is for everyone in leadership positions as well as those moving towards a leadership role within their library, LAMA and life.
- Staff Development Committee of HRS is co-sponsoring with ALCTS "Succession
Planning: The Future of Your Library Depends on It". Chances are your library, like others, is faced with key leadership vacancies and the resulting loss of institutional knowledge and expertise. Preparing the next generation of leaders requires more than a hope and a prayer. Succession planning is the "tool de force" that libraries need to move forward with confidence. Understanding its key concepts will give you a foundation for building a reservoir of talent
ready to respond to the challenges facing your library.
- Emerging Trends in Library HR. Library Human Resources is faced with many challenges including mass retirements, changes in library school education, and differing work styles. This discussion session is an opportunity to identify and to better understand the top ten issues facing library human resources today. Annually, the top ten list will be published in LA&M.
Committees and Discussion Groups
HRS Executive Commitee Report - Annual 2004
HRS Resources
LAMA HRS Staff Development Clearinghouse
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