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Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Jeremy Mcginniss, Joshua B. Michael
Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Jeremy Mcginniss, Joshua B. Michael
Jeremy McGinniss
This paper argues for the need for librarians to invest in the student staff development process, particularly in the context of biblical higher education. The foundational pieces of hiring, training, development and assessment which inform the student staff development process are defined and explored to see how they should fit into the library context. Examples from the library literature coupled with practical experience provide a framework that encompasses theoretical and pragmatic application. This paper narrates how a particular library worked through this process while providing principles from which libraries of varying sizes of collections and staff can benefit.
Walk The Future Like A Landscape: Theorizing An Interdisciplinary Approach, Jeremy Mcginniss
Walk The Future Like A Landscape: Theorizing An Interdisciplinary Approach, Jeremy Mcginniss
Jeremy McGinniss
Locating the place of the academic library in the current socio-political, economic environment is a fraught task. Being able to visualize library function in the future is even more difficult. The three concepts of maintaining perspective, creating context and building connections serve to anchor this presentation. Informed by the writings of John Stilgoe, Keller Easterling, James Scott, and related library literature, this presentation locates these three concepts in two different metaphors. The first is that of a giant; the second that of the ant. These metaphorical views provide and are dependent upon perspective, context, and connection. Employing the giant and …
Our Student Workers Rock! Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Joshua B. Michael, Jeremy Mcginniss
Our Student Workers Rock! Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Joshua B. Michael, Jeremy Mcginniss
Jeremy McGinniss
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Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Jeremy Mcginniss, Joshua B. Michael
Investing In The Student Staff Development Process, Jeremy Mcginniss, Joshua B. Michael
Jeremy McGinniss
This paper argues for the need for librarians to invest in the student staff development process, particularly in the context of biblical higher education. The foundational pieces of hiring, training, development and assessment which inform the student staff development process are defined and explored to see how they should fit into the library context. Examples from the library literature coupled with practical experience provide a framework that encompasses theoretical and pragmatic application. This paper narrates how a particular library worked through this process while providing principles from which libraries of varying sizes of collections and staff can benefit.