state and national support staff issues
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State and National Support Staff Issues. NC Serials Conference Friday, April 16, 2004 Prepared by: Annis Barbee, Shirley Hamlett, and Karen Letarte NCSU Libraries. SSIRT/LSSIRT. LSSIRT Survey Results. Over 2,000 responses were received from the survey. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
State and National Support Staff IssuesState and National
Support Staff Issues
NC Serials ConferenceFriday, April 16, 2004
Prepared by: Annis Barbee, Shirley Hamlett, and Karen Letarte
NCSU Libraries
NC Serials Conference
April 16, 2004
SSIRT/LSSIRTSSIRT/LSSIRT
1993 ALA formed the Support Staff Interests Round Table (SSIRT)
1997 SSIRT sent a survey to support staff in the US and Canada.
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LSSIRT Survey Results
Over 2,000 responses were received from the survey. Top three library support staff issues are:
1) Career ladders [few opportunities for advancement]
2) Compensation not appropriate to level of education, experience and responsibilities
3) Access to continuing education and training opportunities
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April 16, 2004
COPE3 Proposal
2001-2002 SSIRT presented a proposal to the ALA Executive board for a Congress type event addressing issues concerning non-MLS workers. ALA Executive Board accepted the recommendation and voted to fund a 3rd Congress on Professional Education with a focus on support staff.
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COPE 3 Objectives
To give voice to the three main issues from the 1997 survey: Career ladders, compensation, continuing ed/training. To address the shortage of library staff members Recruitment Changing roles
To define the role of library support staff members in the American Library Association and, also, to define the responsibility of ALA toward library support staff members. To define ways to express mutual respect between all who staff America's libraries and to define ways to celebrate the commonality of purpose among library staff members.
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COPE 3 Terminology
Focus for COPE 3 on those library workers who work in positions in the library that do not include specialists or those in positions defined as requiring the MLS.The term used to describe these library workers, which was used by the Steering Committee in naming the Congress and in all official references from COPE 3, is library support staff.
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COPE 3 Delegate Action Items
Delegates were asked to identify three to five specific ideas for action.Focus on action items that are doable and sustainable Action ideas in 23 separate topics were generated.
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Top 10 Topics from COPE 3
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ALA and Library Support Staff
Certification of Library Support Staff
ALA Membership/Initiatives
Respect for Library Support Staff
Career Paths
Continuing Education and Training
Compensation
Accreditation of Library Support Staff Education Programs
Education/Scholarships
Marketing and PR
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ALA Responsibility
Steering Committee requested ALA take a leadership role in working with library support staff
issues and challenges in recommending to other
associations and to libraries and their parent institutions concrete ways to address these issues and challenges
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6 Areas for Recommendations
Association Life (ALA)WorkplaceCredentialingEducation and Continuing Professional DevelopmentValuing PeopleMarketing and Public Relations
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2.2 Career Paths
2.2.1 ALA should appoint a taskforce to establish a career ladder for support staff that is supplemental to ALA’s Library and Information Studies Education and Human Resource Utilization policy statement. This support staff career ladder (or lattice) should consider: standardized job titles staff training and development standards certification levels competencies compensation
Library/Information
Science Career Path
Other EducationalCareer path
SeniorLibrarian
SeniorSpecialist
Librarian Specialist
LISAssociate Associate
Specialist
LISAssistant Assistant
Specialist
Clerk
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2.2.2
ALA and its divisions should consider stronger programming in human resources development for libraries with an emphasis on new models for classification job descriptionpay for responsibility and
performanceother pertinent areas.
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3.3 Competencies
The support staff career ladder taskforce (2.1.1) should include in its work the establishment of competencies for library support staff. These competencies should relate to program accreditation, library support staff certification, and approval of library support staff development activities.
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3.2 Accreditation of Library Support Staff Education
Programs3.2.1 ALA should move forward with acceptance of the 1998 revision of Criteria to Prepare Library Technical Assistants and establish a process that will allow the evaluation and revision of these criteria at regular intervals.3.2.2 If a support staff certification program is established through ALA/APA, ALA should study the feasibility of establishing a process for the approval or endorsement of continuing education programs for library support staff.
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Progress on recommendations
COPE 3 Report submitted and unanimously approved by the Executive Board at ALA Toronto June 2003Board requested that by Oct. 2003 ALA will prepare an implementation recommendation reportDiscussion underway to make LSSIRT a division
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Other steps1) ALA Membership Committee will now include a permanent support staff position to be appointed by LSSIRT.2) Joint LSSIRT- ALA Membership Committee TF will develop proposal for a support staff membership category within the ALA dues structure for presentation to ALA Council at Midwinter 20043) ALA press releases and other information pieces will reflect the growing library support staff membership and participation in ALA.
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The North Carolina Library Paraprofessional
Association
The North Carolina Library Paraprofessional
AssociationA roundtable of the North Carolina Library AssociationA voting member of NCLA’s executive boardCurrently represents 7% of the total NCLA membership
A roundtable of the North Carolina Library AssociationA voting member of NCLA’s executive boardCurrently represents 7% of the total NCLA membership
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Jackie Frye, Region 1 DirectorHarnett County Public Library PO Box 1149Lillington, NC 27546(910) 893-3446
Jackie Frye, Region 1 DirectorHarnett County Public Library PO Box 1149Lillington, NC 27546(910) 893-3446
Sheila Little, Region 2 DirectorWilson County Public Library249 W Nash StWilson, NC 27893(252) 243-6784
Sheila Little, Region 2 DirectorWilson County Public Library249 W Nash StWilson, NC 27893(252) 243-6784
Barbara Torpy, Region 3 DirectorDavie County Public Library371 N. Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028(336) 751-2023
Barbara Torpy, Region 3 DirectorDavie County Public Library371 N. Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028(336) 751-2023
Wendy Barber, Region 4 DirectorWilkes County Public Library215 Tenth Street N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659(336) 838-2818
Wendy Barber, Region 4 DirectorWilkes County Public Library215 Tenth Street N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659(336) 838-2818
NCLPA Regions
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Goals of the NCLPAGoals of the NCLPAPromoting the development and recognition of the paraprofessional as an important and vital member of the library workforce;Encouraging discussion, activities and programs which support the mutual interest of the NCLPA and the NCLA;Providing a forum for paraprofessionals to share ideas and concerns of common interest and to identify common needs and goals;Acting as a stimulus to make NCLA more responsive to paraprofessional concerns; andEncouraging and maintaining a cooperative and supportive relationship among paraprofessionals and other library staff.
Promoting the development and recognition of the paraprofessional as an important and vital member of the library workforce;Encouraging discussion, activities and programs which support the mutual interest of the NCLPA and the NCLA;Providing a forum for paraprofessionals to share ideas and concerns of common interest and to identify common needs and goals;Acting as a stimulus to make NCLA more responsive to paraprofessional concerns; andEncouraging and maintaining a cooperative and supportive relationship among paraprofessionals and other library staff.
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Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives
Resolutions to the North Carolina Library Association
Inclusive LanguageMutual Respect
Resolutions to the North Carolina Library Association
Inclusive LanguageMutual Respect
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Other ActivitiesOther Activities
Certification WorkshopWeb presence Biennial and Centennial conference workshopsConference ScholarshipFuture workshops on public, technical, and administrative support staff issues
Certification WorkshopWeb presence Biennial and Centennial conference workshopsConference ScholarshipFuture workshops on public, technical, and administrative support staff issues
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The NCLPA Needs You
The NCLPA Needs You
http://www.nclaonline.org/nclpa/
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COPE 3 Website http://www.ala.org/Content/ContentGroups/HRDR/3rd_Congress_on_Professional_Education__Focus_on_Library_Support_Staff/3rd_Congress_Overview.htm
American Library Association/Allied Professional Association
http://www.ala-apa.org/
Council on Library and Media Technicians http://colt.ucr.edu/
Library Support Staff Interests Roundtable—LSSIRT http://www.ala.org/ala/lssirt/lssirt.htm
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