Developing a Compensation Plan for Your Library - Softcover

Singer, Paula M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 083890985X ISBN 13: 9780838909850

Publisher: ALA Editions, 2009

Synopsis

Compensation experts Paula M. Singer and Laura L. Francisco update the groundbreaking 2002 book with new analysis of emerging workforce trends in ""Developing a Compensation Plan for Your Library, Second Edition"". In this edition, Singer and Francisco tackle the new challenges facing administrators and human resources planners such as retirement of the Baby Boomers, determining the compensation value of an MLS, and how to retain your organization's high-performing employees. Included within this user-friendly text, are the updated versions of the numerous checklists, worksheets, and salary surveys that made the first edition such a reliable resource. This revised information reflects the changes in the labor market, with added sample forms and real-world examples. In addition, this book offers: practical guidance through case studies and anecdotes from the authors' experience as managers and consultants; cogent reasoning for creating a formal compensation plan; and, detailed advice on planning a compensation review. This thorough book's refreshed and relevant content will familiarize you with the process of developing a compensation plan, as well as guide you through potential challenges like maintaining staff morale. With the authors' advice and experience, this book is an invaluable tool in today's competitive market.

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Review

"Filling a void in the library management literature, this readable manual by a consultant with experience in helping large and small library systems design and facilitate compensation plans ably guides administrators through steps involved, from the decision to undertake a compensation study through implementation and administration of a compensation program... Highly recommended for anyone responsible for human resources in libraries."

About the Author

Paula M. Singer is founder and president of the Singer Group, a consulting firm providing compensation, strategic planning, organizational development, and change management services to clients in the public and private sectors. She is recognized nationwide as an expert in developing compensation systems for libraries and other nonprofits and has served on two labor organizations. Singer is also Associate Faculty in the Organization Development/Human Resources graduate program at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and in the Human Resources Development distance doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale. She received a master's degree in Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins and master's and doctoral degrees in Organization Development and Human/Organizational Systems from the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara.

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 083890985X
• ISBN 13: 9780838909850
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216