Personnel Manual: an Outline for Libraries

Library administrators and managers are well acquainted with the rapidly changing needs of today's work force. Personnel policies on harassment, substance abuse, pay equity, cost-of-living adjustments, health and safety issues, dress codes, contagious diseases and codes of conduct must be evaluated and redefined on a regular basis to reflect new and changing social attitudes and requirements. The revised edition of this planning guide presents a contemporary treatment of the issues central to creating an effective personnel manual. The text does not set out to recommend specific practices as more desirable than others, but serves as a guide to the types of information libraries might include in a personnel manual. Topics addressed include federal employment policies, human resources development, personnel actions, salary administration, employee benefits, conditions of work, leaves of absence, and health and safety issues. An appendix contains abbreviated versions of American Library Association policies closely related to library personnel guidelines. This versatile outline should prove useful to all types of libraries in creating manuals tailored specifically to their individual needs.