Residencies

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Michael Crumpton, Dean (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: One of the newer forms of short-term staffing is the establishment of resident librarian and fellowship positions. These programs usually run for one to two years and are designed to provide structured learning opportunities to new professionals. Many of them were originally developed to increase the ranks of ethnically, racially, and other underrepresented groups in the profession. Recently, other programs that offer specific subject or technical skills to support specialization have developed in needed areas, such as medicine, science, or engineering.

This chapter will look at the residency programs and the models that might be used to create a program within a library. Although these are longer in duration than many of the opportunities discussed in other chapters in this book, because they are time limited, it is important to discuss how they fit an organization’s staffing needs.

Additional Information

Publication
In N.J. Bird & M.A. Crumpton (Eds.), Short-term staff, long-term benefits : Making the most of interns, volunteers, student workers, and temporary staff in libraries (pp. 51-60). Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO.
Language: English
Date: 2018
Keywords
residency programs, libraries, short-term staffing

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