Library Staffing By

Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer S. L. I. Sc., D.A.V.V., Indore Email Id: [email protected]

Staffing

► Staffing is most important managerial function described by Luther Gulick in PO

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DCORB.

► Staffing is concerned with effective requirement, selection, placement, performance appraisal and development of staff members etc.

Staffing Pattern for Library

► Advisory committee ► Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

Advisory Committee

► State Central Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Dept. Librarian, 1 Asst. Librarian, 22 Professionals.

► District Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Asst. librarian, 3 professional Asst. and 9 other Non-Prof. personnel's ► City Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Dept. Librarian (Population less than 8 lakh), 1 Asst. librarian, Prof. Asst. minimum 2 and maximum 18 ( according to population).

► City Branch Library: 1 Librarian, 2 Prof. Asst. and 5 Non Prof.

► Mobile Library: 2 Prof. Asst. and 3 other personnel.

► Block Library: 1 Librarian and 2 Personnel.

Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

► Acquisition Section: 1 Person for every 6000 vol. add in a year.

► Periodical Section: 1 Person for every 1000 periodical currently taken.

► Technical Section: 1 Person for every 2000 vol. add in a year.

► Maintenance Section: 1 Person for every 6000 vol. add in a year and 1 Person for every 50000 vol. in the library.

► Publicity Section: Minimum 1 artist ► Administrative Section: Minimum 2 Library Accountant, 1 Steno typist and 1 correspondence clerk.

► Reference Section: 1 Person on 50 readers using library in 1 day.

► Circulation Section: 1 Person for every 1500 hours in a year.

► Supervisory Section: 1 Librarian and 1 Dept. Librarian.