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The Library is intent on maintaining a proactive human
resources management policy, clear communication channels, a good working
environment and staff development goals to improve skills through a program of
continual retraining and education. Such goals are critical in a working environment with pressures from
very rapid changes, growing numbers of library users, increased numbers of
fee-paying students and the expansion of the range of library services and
resources.
Staff Awards
Under the Library's staff recognition scheme, double
increments were awarded to Fiona Lowe, Shannon Sargent, Carmen Szilagyi and
Wan-Har Toh. Personal development
awards were made to Lavena Bligh, Russell Hoffman and Judy Nolan. Team awards were made to the Serials Team
(Caulfield) and the Serials Processing Team (Technical Services).
The Associate University Librarian and specialist Asian
Studies Research Library team were awarded one of the prestigious
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Exceptional Performance by General Staff for
2000.This award recognised their
outstanding contributions in support of the University's Asian Studies
programs, their leadership role at the national level, and the current national
standing of the Asian Studies Research Library as one of the finest in
Australia.
Staff Recruitment and Placements
Fifty seven vacancies were advertised during 2000, for which
eight external and 48 internal candidates were appointed. Twenty one of these vacancies were the
result of expiration of contracts. Further work with the University's Employee Relations resulted in a
framework for ongoing seasonal appointments to cater for fluctuating staffing
needs. The Library hosted nine training
placements.
Staff Development
Most staff participated in Performance Enhancement sessions
to review their work over the last 12 months and their position descriptions,
to provide feedback to supervisors and to plan personalised staff development
opportunities.
Twenty senior staff attended a retreat on 19-21 November to
realign the strategies of the Library's Operational Plan 2000-2004 with the new
support services structure of the University. The resulting document will be refined at forums to be held for all
staff during early 2001.
Matheson Library staff met together for a Staff Development
Day in December.>Each section gave a
brief presentation of their work or of the particular projects in which they
were involved.
Staff Perception Survey
Subsequent to the Staff Perception Survey held in 1999, a
series of staff forums addressed by the University Librarian were held in early
2000.Overall staff satisfaction had
increased from 66% in 1998 to 74% in 1999.The Staff Perception Working Group finalised its report of the 1999
survey. The 24 Recommendations, which
were developed to "raise the satisfaction level and performance" of staff on
all sites, were endorsed by CODIL (Committee of Divisional Librarians). Staff in the various divisions also worked
to improve areas of low satisfaction.
Staff Visits Overseas
In October, the Associate University Librarian led a team of
library managers on a visit to Monash University Malaysia to run a library
workshop for MUM librarians and to conduct two seminars to promote Monash
University Library expertise to a wider audience. The Seminar on Innovative Information Delivery for the Malaysian
Economic Association (115 participants) and the Seminar on Information Delivery
to Academic and Research Libraries (156 participants) were very well
received. The Seminars made a great
impact on the participants and raised the profile of Monash University as a
leading university of international standing
Attendance at Conferences and Training
Most staff development funds were devolved to the
Divisions. A number of staff were provided
with the opportunity to attend a range of conferences and training sessions
including:
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS:
ALLG Law Librarians' Symposium
American Library Association Conference
Coalition for Innovation in Scholarly Communication,
Australian Research Council, National Academies Forum Seminar
IALL Conference
South Pacific User Services Conference
2000 Voyager User Group Meeting
VALA
TRAINING:
Advanced Ovid Databases
CHED Introduction to University Teaching course
Computer skills training
Copyright
Counselling Skills
EndNote
Enhancing Equity
Evaluation of Electronic Resources
FrontPage
Introduction to Teaching
Kinetica
Managing Upwards
Occupational Health and Safety
PERL training
Presenting for Impact (Advanced)
ProQuest and SiteBuilder training
SAP training
Voyager Access reports training
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