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Unit 3: Personnel Administration in Library

Emotional needs to be met: Notes
a. acceptance
b. affection

c. achievement
Questions
1. Discuss the presence or absence of these factors and their bearing on good human
relations in the case of B.
2. Another suggested activity for the workshop: writing case studies by delegates and
compiling all these cases in book form for use by librarians.
Source: http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8722e/r8722e0u.htm

3.3 Summary

In this unit we familiarized ourselves with the meaning and nature of personnel
administration.

Personnel administration with its ever increasing responsibilities has become an
indispensable part of management.
There is a need for making personnel administration responsible for bringing about
innovative changes in the structure of organization, undertaking personnel research and
conducting attitude surveys.

It is clear that no organization can afford to disregard the needs of its personnel. Every
organization has to keep its personnel satisfied.
Personnel are the means through which organizations develop. The evolution and growth
of personnel administration was highlighted in this unit.
The unit also discussed the human relations in personnel administration.

3.4 Keywords

Administration: Administration means management of the affairs of an organization, such as a
business or institution.
Human Relations: Human relations in administration simply mean accomplishing the goals of
the library without friction.

Integration: Integration means the bringing of people of different racial or ethnic groups into
unrestricted and equal association, as in society or an organization.
Line Functions: Activities directly related to the primary objective of an organization are called
as line functions.
Personnel Administration: Personnel administration can be defined as “the recruitment, selection,
development, utilization of, and accommodation to human resources by organizations.”
Personnel: Personnel mean a body of persons employed in an organization or place.
Staff Functions: The staff functions are those which facilitate and assist the performance of line
work.

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