Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries.

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Main Author:	Peterson, Ray E.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1996
Subjects:	Employment Practices Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Labor Turnover Library Personnel Library Policy Minority Groups Personnel Policy Personnel Selection Public Libraries Recruitment Social Discrimination Trustees
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contents	Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries. Peterson, Ray E. Employment Practices Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Labor Turnover Library Personnel Library Policy Minority Groups Personnel Policy Personnel Selection Public Libraries Recruitment Social Discrimination Trustees 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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spellingShingle	Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries. Peterson, Ray E. Employment Practices Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Labor Turnover Library Personnel Library Policy Minority Groups Personnel Policy Personnel Selection Public Libraries Recruitment Social Discrimination Trustees Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries. Peterson, Ray E. Employment Practices Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Labor Turnover Library Personnel Library Policy Minority Groups Personnel Policy Personnel Selection Public Libraries Recruitment Social Discrimination Trustees 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)
title	Recruitment and Retention of Minority Personnel and Trustees in Public Libraries.
topic	Employment Practices Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Labor Turnover Library Personnel Library Policy Minority Groups Personnel Policy Personnel Selection Public Libraries Recruitment Social Discrimination Trustees
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED405896

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