Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries.
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| Title: | Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Peterson, Ray E., Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. State Library and Adult Education Office. |
| Availability: | Colorado State Library & Adult Education Office, 201 E. Colfax Ave., #309, Denver, CO 80203. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 45 |
| Publication Date: | 1996 |
| Document Type: | Guides - Non-Classroom Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Turnover, Library Personnel, Library Policy, Minority Groups, Personnel Policy, Personnel Selection, Public Libraries, Recruitment, Social Discrimination, Trustees |
| Geographic Terms: | Colorado |
| Abstract: | This handbook provides public libraries with a source of hints, ideas, and suggestions to increase the diversity of their personnel in a non-discriminatory manner and with equality in personnel policies. The guide includes the following sections: (1) Why This Handbook?; (2) Getting Started; (3) Policy Statement--creating a policy, examples, and utilization; (4) Assessing Current Staff Ethnic Make-Up--and workforce profile; (5) Making it Happen; (6) Planning; (7) Finding Good Candidates--position announcement, "home grown" employees, and recruiting; (8) Hiring--and screening candidates; (9) Retention; (10) Recruitment and Retention of Minority Trustees--and formal and informal recruitment; (11) Summary; (12) Check List for Assuring Diversity; (13) References; and (14) Appendices--Workforce Profile worksheet, Census figures for ethnic minorities by Colorado county, list of ALA (American Library Association) accredited graduate library science programs, and a list of public minority- oriented print and electronic media. (Contains 10 references.) (SWC) |
| Entry Date: | 1997 |
| Accession Number: | ED405896 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This handbook provides public libraries with a source of hints, ideas, and suggestions to increase the diversity of their personnel in a non-discriminatory manner and with equality in personnel policies. The guide includes the following sections: (1) Why This Handbook?; (2) Getting Started; (3) Policy Statement--creating a policy, examples, and utilization; (4) Assessing Current Staff Ethnic Make-Up--and workforce profile; (5) Making it Happen; (6) Planning; (7) Finding Good Candidates--position announcement, "home grown" employees, and recruiting; (8) Hiring--and screening candidates; (9) Retention; (10) Recruitment and Retention of Minority Trustees--and formal and informal recruitment; (11) Summary; (12) Check List for Assuring Diversity; (13) References; and (14) Appendices--Workforce Profile worksheet, Census figures for ethnic minorities by Colorado county, list of ALA (American Library Association) accredited graduate library science programs, and a list of public minority- oriented print and electronic media. (Contains 10 references.) (SWC) |
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