Libraries and student assistants critical links

• Other Authors: Black, William K
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: New York Haworth Press 1995
• Subjects: Academic libraries > Personnel management > United States; Student library assistants > United States
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 Students comprise the largest and most culturally diverse segment of the library staff at many academic institutions. Library visitors'initial contact is often with a student employee. As a result, the interaction of student employees with library users frequently serves as a basis for patron opinion of the library. Libraries and Student Assistants professes the value of the contributions that student assistants make to libraries. It stresses the importance of recognizing the potential benefits, possible challenges, and major issues related to hiring, training, motivating, and utilizing students in libraries.In Libraries and Student Assistants, Editor William K. Black brings together chapters which may revolutionize the thinking of librarians who question the importance of student assistants in their libraries. The chapters assess the roles and examine the perspectives and expectations of both librarians and student assistants in order to improve relations and maximize student performance