Michigan COLD libraries (Council of Library Directors) Public Service group to hold workshop on new approaches to recruiting, training, and evaluating library student employees
Kristin Meyer (User Experience Manager), Jen Torreano (Evening Operations and User Services Manager) and Brian Merry (Head of Operations and User Services) from Grand Valley State University will lead a workshop on student assistant training and development on March 27 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (lunch will be provided) at Western Michigan University. This workshop is designed for anyone who supervises and has contact with academic library student workers.
Topics covered include:
- Understanding the current and emerging role of student assistants in the functioning of an academic library
- New approaches to hiring and recruitment, including peer hiring
- Creative training tools and methods
- Skill identification and development
- Orientation and training program development
- Evaluation and performance reviews, including peer evaluations
Participants will engage in discussion and hands-on activities and will leave the workshop with an outline of a strategic plan for defining, recruiting, training, and evaluating library student employees.
To register for the workshop complete the online registration form available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CKVYS6W.
The deadline to register is Friday March 21, 2014. Attendance is limited to 40 participants, so please register early.
More information will be sent via Michigan academic library lists as it becomes finalized.
