Academic Libraries: Committee Assignment

1. Academic Libraries: Committee Assignment Simmons Library and Information Science Program Academic Libraries: Professor Laura Saunders Presenter: Julie Saidenberg

2. Possible Topics • Search Committee • Marketing Committee • Space Planning Committee • Staff Development Committee • Web Committee • Programming Committee

3. Group Dynamics • Group contract with behavior norms • Questionnaires and self-evaluations

4. Committee functions • Rotating committee chair position • Formal budget

5. Our Committee’s Charge: Staff Development • “Your committee is charged with assessing the needs of staff to update skills or acquire training in a specific area, and making recommendations for implementing a professional development plan.” • Budget: $1,500

6. Our Committee’s Charge: Staff Development • Identify and area of training to address for our staff • Explain why this area is relevant to academic libraries in general and/or Beatley staff in particular • Explain how we would assess staff needs and learning, both before and after the training

7. Our Committee’s Charge: Staff Development • Training • External sources of training • In-house training • Outline of topics • Learning objectives • Assessment tool for evaluating learning after the session

8. Our Committee’s Charge: Staff Development • Written report • Presentation