Staffing the CMC for Success

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Linda Teel (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Librarians paraprofessionals and student workers employed in the urriculum materials center (CMC) require specialized skills to assist reservice and in-service teachers and faculty. As technology continues o drive changes in services CMC staffing plays a vital role in delivering ew technology-driven services while maintaining traditional ones. his chapter discusses the development of a CMC staff whose members ossess unique skills necessary to deliver services successfully based upon he following factors: determining staffing needs reviewing existing staffing atterns creating new job descriptions and competencies for future ervices developing a long-range staffing plan hiring technology- and eam-driven staff retaining staff utilizing performance evaluation as an ffective staffing tool and valuing the CMC staff.

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Publication

Other

in Curriculum materials collections and centers : legacies from the past visions of the future ed. by Rita Kohrman. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries 2012: 101-126.

Language: English

Date: 2012

Keywords

curriculum materials center, teaching resources center

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