Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 4/e

edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart, Carlette Washington-Hoagland, and Carol T. Zsulya for LLAMA ISBN-13: 9780838911495 232 pages 
 6 x 9 
 2013

Since its original publication more than two decades ago, Staff Development: A Practical Guide has remained a respected handbook for supporting one of libraries’ most important assets: their human resources. Staff development and training are not only important but essential to ensure that libraries meet new challenges and fulfill their missions, especially in a constantly changing world where technological innovations directly impact information access for library staff and users alike. This new edition offers unique, state-of-the-art perspectives on such important topics as

• Strategies for building and implementing a staff development program
• Tracking changes through training, including the importance of setting goals and needs assessments
• Refining how staff approaches customer service
• Using instructional design for staff development

This is a volume that every librarian charged with staff development should have at the ready.