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Library Administration and Management

Notes just between you and the upset staff members but between all of the staff members as a
whole. This is why it is so important to treat everyone the same, it will give you the best
results to a flourishing business because your staff will know they are on the same page
and will work well together.
2. Create trust between yourself and your staff: Without trust your business does not stand
a chance. It will make it easy for the members of your team to follow your guidance and
instruction to a successful business. To be an effective leader it is important to gain and
maintain the trust between you and your staff.
3. Show Interest in the work your staff is putting into your business: If you see that your
team is really putting their all into your business to make it successful, do not let it go
unsaid. Make sure they know you see what a great job they are doing and that they know
you value them as a staff member. With the positive feedback it will keep a positive
workplace.
4. Conduct a weekly exercise to motivate the team: A weekly exercise might help improve
areas your team needs to work on. Doing this might potentially be a way for your team to
know you care about where they are and you want to see them develop.

5.3.1 Staff Selection

The basic qualities of library staff are that the librarian should try to find out the aptitudes of the
prospective employees because unless the library work suits their tastes proper output service
cannot be saved. If highly qualified young and ambitious persons are appointed for lower
category post, they may not stick to such posts. Some other points to be noted are as follows:

The prospective employee should be adequately qualified and experienced one to perform
the necessary jobs.
The prospective employee should have love for books.

He/she should regularly read some books for acquiring knowledge and pleasure.
The prospective employee should have love for humanity.
He/she should deal with the readers in a sympathetic way and try to help them and
remove their difficulties.

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Caution Care should be taken that persons with appropriate qualifications required for
particular posts are selected for particular job.

5.3.2 Staff Training

The Library shall support the training and development of staff based on the following:
The Library’s needs and priorities for development of specific expertise to meet future
growth of services.

Staff members’ individual needs to develop specific competencies in their positions.
The Library’s need for staff to meet minimum competencies in the use of new technology.
The training programs give employees the information they need to protect themselves and
others at work and to efficiently manufacture quality feed. Depending on the job duties and
responsibilities, as well as the employee’s level of experience, orientation might stretch out
over several weeks.

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