Book description
How do you find good library shelvers and keep them for more than a few
months? Tunstall gives practical advice to help you do just that with a
complete overview on how to hire, test, train, and retain shelvers. A
complete toolkit, this book includes * Templates for signs advertising
employment, screening tests, interview questions, employment letters,
job descriptions, and employee assessments * The dos and don'ts of
hiring and firing * Checklists for procedures and training Every
librarian will be able to hire, train, and supervise library shelvers
with confidence with Tunstall's down-to earth advice. "This
down-to-earth, easy-to-use resource should be purchased by all
supervisors who oversee shelvers in their libraries. Highly
recommended." Patricia Tunstall is an information assistant at
Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, Illinois. She spends most of
her time at the reference desk helping patrons with their questions and
their leisure reading choices. She was first employed as a page at
Indian Trails and subsequently as the supervisor of pages and shelving.
Since receiving a teaching certificate from Nottingham University in
England, she has held jobs in a variety of fields. She is an occasional
contributor of articles to library publications.
