Performance Appraisal of Collection Development Librarians. SPEC Kit 181

Performance Appraisal of Collection Development Librarians. SPEC Kit 181 [microform] / Jack Siggins, Comp.

This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit reports results of a survey of 64 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions conducted in the fall of 1990 to gather information on the performance appraisal of collection development librarians. Data are reported on the frequency of t...

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Main Author: Siggins, Jack
Corporate Author: Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1992.
Subjects:
Academic Libraries.
Evaluation Methods.
Higher Education.
Librarians.
Library Acquisition.
Library Administration.
Library Collection Development.
Library Expenditures.
Library Policy.
Library Surveys.
Models.
Occupational Information.
Personnel Evaluation.
Research Libraries.
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Summary:This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit reports results of a survey of 64 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions conducted in the fall of 1990 to gather information on the performance appraisal of collection development librarians. Data are reported on the frequency of the performance review cycle, reporting structures, person responsible for writing the review, peer involvement, and supporting materials. The following related documents from several ARL libraries are included: (1) statements of performance criteria for selectors from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; (2) policy statements on evaluation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Washington; (3) performance review models from Arizona State University, the University of California, and Pennsylvania State University; (4) job descriptions for collection development librarians from Colorado State University and the University of Tennessee; and (5) various reports and forms from Kent State University, the University of Oregon, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Tulane University, and the University of Waterloo. (KRN)
Item Description:Availability: Office of Management Services, Association of Research Libraries, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., Washington, DC 20036.
ERIC Document Number: ED354889.
Physical Description:116 pages.
ISSN:0160-3582

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