Library Employment Resources

The ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) is dedicated to the development and management of “human” resources within libraries. The office acts as an advocate for “best practices” in the development of policies that best serve the needs of library management and employees. While supporting its ongoing mission, HRDR also offers financial and employment information assistance to library workers and stimulates as well as encourages research in these areas.

• American Library Association Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA)
  
  
  
  
• General Information
  
  
• • Workplace Wellness Resources
    
    
  • Library and Information Studies Education and Human Resource Utilization Statement
    
    
  • How To Apply for a Library Job
    
    
  • Employment Laws, Statistics, News, Resources, etc. (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    
    
• Academic Librarianship
  • Recruitment, Retention & Restructuring: Human Resources in Academic Libraries (A White Paper)
    
    
  • Standards and Guidelines on Personnel Issues and Faculty Status

  
  
  

• Library Surveys
  • Library Support Staff Job Titles (2004)
    
    
  • Employee Benefits (2003)
    
    
  • Spending on Staff Development (2001)
    
    
  • Age of Librarians (1999)
    
    
  • Library Directors: Gender & Salary (1999)
    
    
  • Collective Bargaining Agreement and Pay Systems (1997)

  
  
  
  

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