Staff Development: A Practical Guide

Since its original publication more than two decades ago, Staff Development: A Practical Guide has remained a respected and practical handbook for supporting one of the most important assets libraries possess: their human resources. Staff development and training are not only important but essential to ensure that libraries meet new challenges and fulfill their missions, especially in a constantly changing world where technological innovations directly impact information access. This new edition offers unique, state-of-the-art perspectives on such important topics as: Building a staff development program, and strategies for developing staffTracking changes through training, including the importance of setting goals and needs assessmentsRefining the customer service attitudeUsing instructional design for staff development This is a volume that every librarian charged with staff development should have at the ready.