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Classification Of Support Staff In A Consortium Medical Library: A Case Study, Sally Pollak, Richard A. Lyders
Classification Of Support Staff In A Consortium Medical Library: A Case Study, Sally Pollak, Richard A. Lyders
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A representative committee of Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library staff and faculty, under the direction of the library administration, successfully redesigned a job classification system for the library's nonprofessional staff. In the new system all nonprofessionals are assigned to one of five grade levels, each with a corresponding salary range. To determine its appropriate grade level each job is analyzed and assigned a numerical value using a point system based on a set of five factors, each of which is assigned a relative number of points. The factors used to measure jobs are: education and experience, complexity of …
New Library Buildings: The Houston Academy Of Medicine--Texas Medical Center Library, Hitt, Lyders
New Library Buildings: The Houston Academy Of Medicine--Texas Medical Center Library, Hitt, Lyders
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A historical account is given of the Houston Academy of Medicine--Texas Medical Center Library within its Texas Medical Center setting in Houston, Texas. Outlined are planning, financing, and construction of the new library, which consists in part of new building and in part of renovated interiors of an old building originally completed in 1954. A concise picture is given of the new library's interiors, showing its functional success for users and employees alike. An architectural summary is appended showing gross and net footages, source of funds, costs and capacities.