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Library Administration and Management

Notes External Recruitment Strategy: An external recruitment strategy is one which a human resources
department will systematically search the employee pool outside its own employees to fill
positions.
Personnel Records: Personnel Records are records pertaining to employees of an organization.
Reassignment: Reassignment is the movement of an employee to another position for which
he/she qualifies at the same grade level and with an equivalent target grade or equivalent band
level, if applicable.
Recruitment: Recruitment is the activity that links the employers and the job seekers.

Staffing: Staffing is the process, through which competent employees are selected, properly
trained, effectively developed, suitably rewarded and their efforts harmoniously integrated
towards achieving the objectives of the business.
Training: Training is the process of enhancing the skills, capabilities and knowledge of employees
for doing a particular job.

5.9 Review Questions

1. Discuss the staffing and the importance of library staffing.
2. Describe the process of recruitment.
3. What are the different recruitment needs?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of internal recruitment?

5. Differentiate between the internal and external recruitment.
6. List the problems involved in the process of staffing.
7. Explain the staffing program.

8. Explain the employer-employee relationships.
9. Describe the staff effectiveness.
10. Explain the following terms:
(a) Body Shopping
(b) Walk-ins

(c) E-recruitment
(d) Outsourcing

Answers: Self Assessment

1. human relation 2. Staffing
3. Personnel 4. top management

5. Staff supervision 6. Discipline
7. records 8. assessment
9. Evaluation 10. Personnel Records
11. personnel policies 12. Recruitment

13. Anticipated 14. external

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