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    Ph.Done! Library Employees and Doctoral Degrees
    (2023-06-07) Gammons, Rachel W.; Inge-Carpenter, Lindsay; Chisholm-Edwards, Nneka
    Three library employees who are enrolled part-time in doctoral degree programs discuss strategies for managing doctoral work with full-time employment.
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    Laying Foundations for Growth: Student Employment Built on Professional and Personal Development
    (2021-03-17) Yager, Andrew; Ofsthun, Franklin
    In 2018 the Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) began reevaluating the way we had been interacting with our student assistants. Upon review, we discovered that we were doing a poor job of furthering the USG mission of creating a student-centered experience with effective workforce preparation. Our (prior) utilitarian model was useful for managing disruptions to our staff, but was ineffective at developing students’ non-procedural skills and, considering their academic experience, was an inefficient use of human resources. To remedy this, in Fall of 2019 we made massive changes to the library’s student employment program, emphasizing employee benefit and development. In this redesign we focused on pushing students to look inward for growth, in part through completing reflective exercises based on desirable competencies derived from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). As one of us was a student of psychology and social work, it became evident that our professional vision for this program was rooted in person-centered practices such as unconditional positive regard (UPR), and belief in an individual's inherent drive to improve. This presentation details why and how we developed and implemented a student employment program based on person-centered management practices and student professional development. We also present our initial outcomes and feedback from our diverse student employees, and steps we’re taking to improve the program; including incorporating students' ideas and concerns.
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    Strategic Planning, Partnerships & Professional Developoment
    (2019-04-26) Harrington, Eileen G.
    A strategic plan can act as a guide for determing priorities and supporting effective implementation of a library's overall goals. With the day-to-day work of librarianship, however, it can become difficult to be reflective practitioners and craft a meaningful strategic plan. Once written, the challenge also becomes maintaining it as a living document that all library staff embody and not something that simply gets filed away without being fully implemented. In fall 2018, the Priddy Library at The Universities at Shady Grove began the process of creating its first strategic plan. This presentation will share the approaches and experiences of Priddy Library staff in this endeavor. It will demonstrate how the planning process not only provides a means to incorporate systematic assessment and financial needs of the library, but also serves as a way to strengthen partnerships, develop staff skills and increase awareness about the value of the library.