5 Human Resources Unit
A series of staff profile meetings has been held with senior library staff to
review future staffing needs within each division of the Library. The aim is to
develop an "ideal" staffing structure that will best enable the
Library to realise its strategic plan objectives, and to consider ways in which
this structure can be achieved. Work has also commenced on a global review of
Library position descriptions in an effort to make them more consistent with
respect to such matters as levels of detail, terminology used, etc. The
descriptions of positions in the Technical Services Division were selected as a
pilot project.
5.1 Staff Exchange/Job Swaps/Secondments
An international exchange of Library staff from Monash and the University of
Calgary concluded successfully during the year. A number of staff exchanges and
secondments have been organised within the library to deal with a variety of
staffing needs, including health problems, organisational restructuring matters
and consequent job redesigning, career advancement, staff morale, etc. Two staff
member were seconded part-time to the Department of Librarianship Archives and
Records.
5.2 Staff Development
In 1995 expenditure of 50% of the Library's staff development funds was devolved
to Divisional Librarians. This has resulted in a more streamlined process for
dealing with staff development applications and has permitted the Staff
Development Committee to concentrate on policy issues and the organisation of
library-wide staff development activities. Ten supervisors participated in the
supervisors training program held by Professional Development Centre.
5.3 Leadership Training
Senior library managers participated in a leadership and management development
activity conducted by the University's Professional Development Centre. Five
women from the Library staff participated in the Women In Leadership program.
One staff member was selected for the prestigious Aurora Leadership Training
Institute which was conducted for the first time in Australia. Thirty-two
participants only were selected from around Australia to attend the course which
is designed to identify and develop potential leaders of the library profession.
5.4 Disaster Response
Five Library staff members attended disaster response training organised by
CAVAL (Cooperative Action by Victorian Academic Libraries). The Library
Administration Officer also attended a Counter-Disaster Conference in Sydney. A
recovery plan is being developed for use throughout all libraries, in the event
of flooding, fire or other major disaster that may befall the Library.
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