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Technical services departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, which means that finding a balance between meeting service demands and developing staff knowledge and skills is more challenging than ever. Todays next gen catalogs, changing cataloging rules, and diverse formats and delivery models demand that technical services professionals and paraprofessionals keep up with evolving best practices for the work they do. Fortunately, libraries can adopt methods such as Training Within Industry (TWI), lean management, and instructional design methodologies to develop a learning culture that continuously improves service delivery. Using case studies, this collection showcases a variety of creative and practical training development and organizational strategies that libraries and consortia have used to tackle issues related to skills gaps, remote work, student worker turnover, reorganizations, technology migrations, and more. You will learn about techniques for establishing a positive training and learning culture;project management tools and business methodologies such as a Deming approach and just-in-time training for continuous improvement and staff skill development;reactive and proactive approaches in the training program for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Acquisitions Unit;how the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) harnessed the power of remote work to undertake a library services platform migration during the pandemic;applying concepts from information literacy instruction to e-resources training;reinventing student worker training;collaborative initiatives such as cross-organizational learning through Community of Practice (CoP);assessing metadata competencies by transforming records for a multi-system migration in an academic library at a R1 research university; andhow staff training and documentation eased a library systems transition from Voyager to Alma.Marlee Givens has been librarian for modern languages and a library learning consultant at the Georgia Tech Library since 2017, and liaison to the School of Psychology there since 2018. In this position she works with faculty in the schools of Modern Languages and Psychology to support their teaching and scholarship, provides classroom and online instruction, and facilitates learning for library employees. Marlee also holds two certificates in learning design from the Association for Talent Development. Sofia Slutskaya is the head of resource description at Emory Universitys Woodruff Library. Over the years, Sofia has held a variety of positions in both public and technical services. Her research interests include staff training, cataloging print and electronic materials, e-resource management, and e-book acquisitions. Book specifications:Author: Marlee GivensCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 10Pages: 168Language: EnglishPublisher: ALA EditionsWeight: 236 gDimensions: 10 x 230 x 160
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