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Unit 3: Personnel Administration in Library

Reduce friction amongst the employees by securing the integration of individuals and Notes
groups in such a manner that the employees feel a sense of involvement, commitment and
loyalty to the organization. In the absence of such integration, friction may develop which
will produce inefficiency and lead to failure.

Reorganize and satisfy individual needs and group goals by offering adequate and
equitable remuneration ,economic and social security so that the employees feel secure
and work willingly and co-operate to achieve the organization’s goals.
Maintain high morale and better human relations inside the organization by sustaining
and improving the conditions which have been established so that the employees may
stick to their jobs for a longer period.

According to Michael J. Jucious, personnel management should aim at:
Attaining economically and effectively the organizational goals;

Serving to the highest possible degree the individual goals; and
Preserving and advancing the general welfare of the community.
To obtain these objectives, personnel administration is concerned with planning, organizing,
directing, coordinating and controlling the cooperative efforts of individuals within an
organization.

Task If you were a personnel Administrator of your college library, then what would be
your main objective. List down in five points.

Caselet Human Relations in Personnel Administration

n the Northern Hills Library it is customary to give monetary contributions to a
colleague who has lost a parent. A memo is passed around announcing the death and
Ivoluntary contributions are collected. So when the father of one of the assistants, Miss
Gan, died a certain amount of money was collected from the staff members, and was given
to her. The librarian in his short note stated “Herewith are the contributions of the Library
Staff on the death of your father”.
In moments of great import to a person, the administrator should be careful in representing
the sentiments of the staff so that the recipient would feel the concern of his colleagues. In
this instance money appeared to be the most important thing when it is not, although it is
a necessary thing. This is one of the little ways by which an administrator is evaluated by
his staff without benefit of formal scale. It should have been a good occasion to show
affection and concern; to make the bereaved feel that the whole library sympathizes with
her, that she belonged to the group. The attitude of the recipient who may have felt that
the leader does not care for the employee has been formed by the leadership climate or
tone of the administration.

Source: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8722e/r8722e0u.htm

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