PLA Electronic Newsletter, Vol. 5 no. 8
In this issue:
Staffing for Results Available at ALA Annual Conference
PLA Special Events at ALA
Meeting Room Changes
Spotlight on PLA Gold Partner-EBSCO
PLA Election Results
Action Summary - ALA Executive Board
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Staffing for Results Available at ALA Annual Conference
Staffing For Results: A Guide to Working Smarter
Diane Mayo and Jeanne Goodrich for the Public Library Association (PLA)
How long does it take to...catalog a book? This latest entry in the PLA
Results series will help you to answer that question and others you have
related to the output and performance of your staff. By analyzing, in
a systematic way, how long work activities take and then assigning steps
to each unit of work, you will have a quantifiable measure of the output
of your staff. The only book of its kind, Staffing for Results equips
you to not only gauge performance and output but also build on what you
learn to maximize and even increase productivity.
Using common public library tasks as the context, Staffing for Results
walks you through the process of measuring work, identifying best practices,
assigning costs to each activity, analyzing resource allocation, and communicating
results. With more than 20 figures and workforms that you can customize
for your setting, six easy-to-follow chapters provide step-by-step guidance
on how to ensure that your library is optimizing its resources. By the
end of the process, you'll be able to answer questions such as:
- Who is doing the work?
- How long does it take?
- What steps are required?
- Can the work process be streamlined?
- Is this the best use of people available?
- Do we need more staff?
- Can support staff handle a job done by a library professional?
- How can the data be communicated to support needed changes?
Giving you tools from the experts of PLA to get the job done, this indispensable guide will help you to show and prove results! "Staffing For Results" is available from the ALA Online Store, www.alastore.ala.org or by calling the ALA order department at 1-866-746-7252. Price: $42.00 -192 pages - 8.5" X 11" - Softcover - ISBN: 0-8389-0826-8 - ALA Order #: 0826-8-2233
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PLA Special Events at ALA
PLA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Developing Your Leadership Style
Friday, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel - CNN 5-7
Members of PLA committees are invited to join PLA President-elect JoAnn
Pinder and the PLA Board of Directors to meet, mingle and learn about
our association. The keynote speaker, an authority on association management,
will consider association leadership and discuss the differences between
a member-driven organization and a member-focused organization. Refreshments
and musical entertainment will be provided.
PLA President's Program
Saturday, 6/15/02
2-4:00 p.m.
SHER Capitol North and Center
PLA President Toni Garvey is pleased to invite you to attend the PLA President's
Program featuring Frank DeFord. Among the most versatile of writers, DeFord's
work has appeared in virtually every medium. He writes for Sports Illustrated;
on radio he may be heard on NPR; he is a regular correspondent on HBO's
RealSports. DeFord is the author of thirteen books. The latest of his
seven novels, The Other Adonis, is a psychological thriller. Elected to
the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters,
DeFord has also won both an Emmy and a George Foster Peabody award for
broadcasting.
PLA President's Reception
Monday, 6/17/02
5-7:00 p.m.
The 755 Club at Turner Field 755 Hank Aaron Drive Join PLA President Toni
Garvey in honoring PLA leaders, Partners, and award-winners during this
gala reception. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Musical entertainment
and a cash bar will be featured. Open to all PLA members.
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PLA @ALA Annual Conference Meeting Room
Changes Friday 6/14 - PLA Leadership Development Program
Originally scheduled to be held in the Omni - Atrium now will be held
in the Omni Rooms CNN 5-7. Saturday 6/15 - Joint PLA National Conference
2002 and 2004 committees The room has changed from HYAT Montreal room
to HYAT Techwood room.
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Spotlight on PLA Gold Partner - EBSCO
EBSCO News! Free shipping is now available to customers who purchase 4 or more books on EBSCO book services (US addresses only).
EBSCO Information Services provides integrated information resources
and management solutions worldwide through print and electronic journal
subscription services, reference database development and production,
online multi-database access and e-commerce book procurement. EBSCO upholds
relationships with 60,000 publishers and maintains a serials database
of more than 282,000 titles.
Phone: 205-991-6600
Fax: 205-995-1636
E-mail: usrsvc@ebsco.com
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PLA ELECTION RESULTS
Vice-President/President Elect
Luis Herrera, Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, California
Issues and Concerns Cluster Steering Committee
Donna Joy Burke
Florence Simkins Brown
Library Development Cluster Steering Committee
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin
Gertiana Williams
Library Services Cluster Steering Committee
Yvonne Chen
Carol Simmons
PLA Councilor
Christine Lind Hage
We thank all candidates who ran for election and we appreciate your willingness to serve PLA. All candidates elected will take office after the 2002 Annual Conference. Congratulations to all.
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ACTION SUMMARY - ALA Executive Board
At its 2002 Spring Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, the ALA Executive Board took the following actions:
By consent, approved the agenda for the 2002 Spring ALA Executive Board Meeting (EBD #9.3). Consent
By consent, approved the 2002 ALA Midwinter Meeting minutes (EBD #2.2). Consent By consent, confirmed the vote taken on the February 14, 2002 conference call to revise the skeleton schedule for the 2002 Annual Conference. Consent
By consent, accepted the following reports: Media Relations Report, EBD #12.21; Campaign for America's Libraries Status Report, EBD #12.22; ALA Development Office Report, EBD #6.2; ALA Washington Office Report, EBD #12.24; ALA President's Report, EBD #7.5; ALA President-elect's Report, EBD #7.6; and ALA Executive Director's Report, EBD #12.26. Consent
Voted to, on the recommendation of the Finance and Audit Subcommittee (F&A), reaffirm the budget reduction plan approved at the Fall 2001 meeting - continuation of staggered staff hiring, reducing temporary/outside services, and adhering to the 10% reduction in travel, etc. - and continue with the plan through the remainder of FY2002. FY2002 Budget
Voted, on the recommendation of the Finance and Audit Subcommittee (F&A), that $16,000 be allocated from the Life Membership Fund to support the direct mail plan for the planned giving program, and that the $16,000 be repaid from the General Fund to the Life Membership Fund on a schedule to be determined with the Endowment Trustees. Planned Giving
Voted to, on the recommendation of the Finance and Audit Subcommittee (F&A), approve the amended Executive Board Travel Expense Procedures and Guidelines (EBD #4.8.1). Travel Expenses
Voted to refer the FY2003 Total ALA Preliminary Budget (EBD #3.4) to the Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC) for review and analysis. FY2003 Budget
Voted, on the recommendation of the Finance and Audit Subcommittee (F&A), that the funds generated from the Leo Albert and Louise Giles Scholarships be permanently incorporated into the Spectrum Scholarships effective FY2003. Spectrum Scholarships generated with such funds shall retain the names - the Leo Albert Scholarship and the Louise Giles Scholarship. Scholarships
Defeated motion to defer Las Vegas, NV as ALA Annual Conference site for 2014 until the Executive Board meets at the 2002 ALA Annual Conference. Annual Conference 2014
Voted to approve the ALA conference sites for FY2013 and FY2014 as recommended by ALA Conferences Services (EBD #12.29). Conference Sites
Voted to present an action item to the ALA Council and the ALA Constitution & Bylaws Committee for discussion at the 2002 Annual Conference that proposes changing the length of the ALA Treasurer's term to 3 years. Treasurer's Term
Voted that the ALA President ask ALA staff to investigate the ramifications of establishing a legal defense fund, especially in relationship to the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and any other ALA partnerships; with a report brought to the Executive Board at the 2002 Annual Conference. Legal Defense Fund
Voted to approve the four (4) amendments to the TIAA-CREF plan document contained in EBD #12.31. Retirement Plan Amendments Voted to table EBD #8.6 - Statement of Core Competencies - until the ALA 2002 Annual Conference to allow a task force member to make a presentation concerning the document and its intent. Core Competencies
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