Title

One Model for Creating a Career Ladder for Library Support Staff

Date

9-2009

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Career Mobility; Libraries, Medical; Library Administration; Staff Development; Lamar Soutter Library; University of Massachusetts Medical School

Disciplines

Human Resources Management | Information and Library Science

Abstract

This article describes a unique career ladder model for library support staff. Major components include a promotion in place opportunity based on specified achievement levels, competencies, cross training, and measurable evaluation. The authors discuss the background, development, and program description of the career ladder model.

Rights and Permissions

This is the authors' version of the work. The definitive version was published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 35, Issue 5, September 2009, Pages 475-481. Link to article on publisher's website

Keywords

career ladder, support staff, promotion, management