WebJunction - Supervision

SUPERVISING LIBRARY STAFF

Supervising staff can be a very rewarding and at times a challenging experience for managers and directors. Achieving that delicate balance between leadership and management is necessary in order to provide the best services for all library users. Within this section of WebJunction Ohio you'll find opportunities to add documents, form groups, start and participant in discussions. We've also included a section for you to add and/or respond to reviews about resources that can be found in publications and on the web.

PUBLICATIONS & WEB RESOURCES

WebJunction Central Resources

Supervision

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Guide to Resources for Staff Supervision

Empowering staff

Decentralizing the Knowledge Base: Suwannee Library System's decision to share technical knowhow resulted in more than just less time behind the wheel
Collaborative Technology Planning: using team building and engagement with front-line staff for successful planning

Support for diversity

The Diversity Exchange (PPT): Ocean County Library (NJ) demonstrates a knowledge-sharing tool for implementation of diversity programs in libraries.
Walking the Talk Utilizes Video to Teach about Diversity: Lincoln Trail Libraries System talks about how they utilized video to promote diversity; includes a link to the video series

Employment law
From the Illinois State Library Library Law articles, with explanations of changes in the law and the impact on libraries:

Employee policies

Employee Handbook: Brookfield Public Library
Ferguson Employee Use of Computers & Internet policy
Benchmark with these collections of Georgia Library Personnel Policies:
Or Dress Code Policies from Georgia Libraries:
- for Medium Libraries
- for Large Libraries

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