This website exists to help Dartmouth College Library employees identify opportunities for staff development, to describe the library's orientation program, and to stimulate ideas and dialogue concerning orientation, training, and development needs. The site is under continuous development by the Staff Development Committee, which welcomes your comments and suggestions.
Minutes and other working papers of the Staff Development Committee are available to library staff on the SDC Wiki.
Mission Statement
The Staff Development Committee exists to advise Library Management Group and the Library Administrative Group on staff training and development needs of Library staff, with special attention to new staff orientation, ongoing staff enrichment, and skills development in new/emerging areas.
Library Links
Dartmouth at Work
Find the optional tools for this program here.Library@Work
Dartmouth Libraries Staff Web
Includes all library internal departments, recent announcements and committee information for the Dartmouth College Library System.
Dartmouth College Library Staff Association
Includes the activities, meeting minutes and bylaws of the DCLSA.
Staff Development Collection
The Library Staff Development Committee provides resources to enrich all library staff in the following genres:
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Professional Development including items relating to teamwork, stress management, office interaction and presentation skills.
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Personal Development which includes tools for financial planning, health awareness and foreign language aids.
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Cultural Awareness/Diversity which include many of the books from the Diversity Reading Series sponsored by Institutional Diversity and Equity.
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Continuing Education
- Dartmouth History/Local Interest
These resources are available at the Baker Berry Reserve Desk for a one month loan period. You can search for a list of these resources in the catalog by accession number: SDC.
Or use this link: SDC Collection
Any Dartmouth patron may borrow these materials but they are not accessible to Borrow Direct or Interlibrary loan patrons.
If you have any suggestions for enhancing this collection, please email the Staff Development Committee.
In addition to this collection there are two additional collections available to all staff on campus.
Employee Assistance Library
Institutional Diversity and Equity
Dartmouth Mentor Exchange
Success in today's world is directly related to the ability to learn, grow, change and adapt as quickly as our changing jobs require, which is not always easy to fit in with your day-to-day work requirements. The very nature of libraries requires that development, both personal and professional, be a lifelong activity for us. We know that people develop through a combination of the experiences they have, and what they learn from these experiences, as well as the coaching and feedback they get along the way.
Participants in the Mentor Exchange program can at times be mentors and at other times mentees, depending on their needs and skill sets.
For more information about this program or to sign up for an information workshop please contact Lisa Ladd -Staff Development Committee or Kerry Jones - Director of Workforce Planning and Organizational Effectiveness.
New Staff Orientation
New library staff are eligible to attend a series of orientations to library departments given every six months over a six-week period. Contact the Library Administrators if you are interested in this program.
Cross Training Program
Staff are encouraged to explore cross training in other departments as an avenue toward professional development. Click here for policy and procedure, approved effective December 2007. A list of participants and their activities will be maintained on this site.
Computer Training
Desktop Computing Courses
Includes many online tutorials that are self-paced and provide the user with enhanced skills for learning applications used at Dartmouth.
Library Organizations
The following is a list of national library organizations that have many useful resources for
staff. Conferences and topics that are critical to library science, in addition to tools that describe techniques and policies
are included.
American Library Association
Association of Research Libraries
Library Support Staff.com
New England Archivists
New England Library Association
Society of American Archivists
Continuing Education and Professional DevelopmentThe following is a list of resources to enhance your education and professional development for your library career.
ALA Continuing Education
ALA Professional Development
ARL Professional Development
ACRL/NEC Continuing Education
Library Related Conferences
NEASIST
Simmons College
Employee Benefits
Dartmouth - Staff
Site includes many useful links to access information for staff on campus.
Human Resources
Site includes benefits info, current job flyers and all pertinent HR documents.
Organizational Learning and Professional Development
Site includes tuition assistance, grant-in-aid information, and courses designed to enhance your work experience at Dartmouth.
Dartmouth Staff Partnership
Site provides information for Dartmouth staff regarding news, events and opportunities at the college.
Additional Tools and Helpful Resources
RWIT at Dartmouth
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Amherst College Writing Center-Frequently Misused Words
Michael Harvey's the Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
The Dartmouth Copyright Policy and Guidelines
Access Services Staff Development Guidelines
Conference Notes
Conference Notes Wiki
Post your notes here on conferences and workshops you have attended, to share with your colleagues.
Members
- Sarah Buckingham, Feldberg Library
- Barbara Bushor, Cataloging-Metadata
- Brenda Delaney, Library Administration (ex-officio)
- Jeremy Klockars, Biomedical Libraries
- Lisa Ladd, Kresge Library (Chair)
- Scott Reed, Access Services
- Ann Perbohner, Kresge Library
- Lora Thompson, Library Administration (ex-officio)
- Ayesha Whyte (Human Resources)
Send feedback to the committee.
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