Effective Management Of Student Employment

Building on proven methods of effective supervision, this book offers academic librarians a practical guide for the day-to-day challenges that arise in supervising student employees. The authors describe the roles of employees and supervisors and review general management principles. They then explain how to organize for student employment. Hiring, compensation, orientation and training, and supervision strategies are covered in addition to common problem areas, performance appraisal, employee/employer rights, corrective discipline, and termination procedures. A revision of Baldwin's Supervising Student Employees in Academic Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 1991), this new work has been thoroughly updated. It contains a complete list of job descriptions and detailed information on funding. Answers to frequently asked questions and a glossary of financial aid terms conclude the book.

Building on proven methods of effective supervision, this book offers academic librarians a practical guide for the day-to-day challenges that arise in supervising student employees. The authors describe the roles of employees and supervisors and review general management principles. They then explain how to organize for student employment. Hiring, compensation, orientation and training, and supervision strategies are covered in addition to common problem areas, performance appraisal, employee/employer rights, corrective discipline, and termination procedures. A revision of Baldwin's Supervising Student Employees in Academic Libraries (Libraries Unlimited, 1991), this new work has been thoroughly updated. It contains a complete list of job descriptions and detailed information on funding. Answers to frequently asked questions and a glossary of financial aid terms conclude the book.

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Takes students beyond clerical and support staff roles to excel in management positions, providing a foundation in supervision principles and serving as a handbook for daily problems that arise in managing student employees in academic libraries. Coverage includes job descriptions, financial aid, hiring, compensation, and supervision techniques. Includes a glossary of financial aid terms. For student supervisors, student employees, and academic librarians and administrators. Baldwin is director of the Fine Arts Library at the University of New Mexico. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

FRANCES C. WILKINSON is Director, Acquisitions and Serials Department, General Library, and Associate Professor of Librarianship, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque