Staffing and Facilities

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Staffing

• Other LMSs
• Library Assistants
• Volunteers
• Student Workers
• Interns

Find Out

• Job Descriptions 
• Supervision and evaluation (resp)
• Sample: http://goo.gl/Fzi9SG

Important

• Common vision/common goals
• Communicate philosophy, vision, mission
• Decide how to assign tasks
• Give them a chance to "shine"
• Keep staff motivated

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• Show your gratitude
• Let your supervisor know
• Communicate

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Volunteers

• Are there district/school policies? 
• A volunteer chairperson is a big help!
• Keep confidential info, confidential
• Volunteers should not be in charge of students

Facilities

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“We shape our buildings and
afterwards our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill

Things that Rank

• Attractiveness
• Space

Planning Committee

• If you are building
• Who to include
• Committee Responsibilities

Responsibilities of Committee

• Assess Needs
• Develop a vision
• ID constraints
• Make recommendations
• Report Results

Things to think about

• Where will we put the library?
• What are the library’s main functions?
• What are the library’s main functions?
• What goes on in the library?
• Who works in the library?

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Other questions

• Technology
• Furniture
• Storage
• ADA
• Other special considerations

Moving?

• Use small boxes
• Weed
• Pack by Dewey/Genre/etc
• LABEL!
• Protect equipment and tech

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Improving?

• If it’s no longer useful, discard it!
• Eliminate clutter
• Purchase new merchandise
• Improve signage
• Create displays

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• Paint
• New furniture
• New carpet
• Repair

American Libraries and Library Journal publish every year about facilities. Sadly few are about SLMC.

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