Finding Aid for Placement Centers File, 1966-2019 | The American Library Association Archives

Title: Placement Centers File, 1966-2019

ID: 9/1/16

Primary Creator: Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)

Extent: 5.0 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 01/00/2020

Subjects: ALA Annual Conference, ALA Midwinter Meeting, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA), Conference Placement Center, Job Descriptions, Job Opportunities, Library Employment, Placement, Public Library Association (PLA), Statistics

Languages: English

Placement Centers File (1966-2019), including administrative files, correspondence, documentation, evaluations, financial information, forms, handouts, job descriptions, maps, promotional materials, reports, and statistics from the Placement Center services at annual and midwinter ALA conferences as well as at selected ACRL, BCALA, JCLC, and PLA conferences.

The ALA Placement & Career Development Service provides opportunities for job seekers and employers to network at conferences and frequently offers events and workshops for job seekers to improve their skills. Prospective employers can reserve space at the conferences and conduct interviews of potential candidates. The official website for ALA job postings is ALA JobList.

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The Final Report of the Activities Committee on New Directions for ALA and Subcommittee Reports (better known as the ACONDA report) which was accepted by the Membership and Council in 1970 established "manpower" as one of the Association's priorities.  It recommended that ALA's existing staff activities relating to personal welfare, library education and training, and recruiting be combined into a new "Office of Library Manpower," "Personnel Resources" was subsequently substituted for the term "manpower" when the new office was finally established in 1973.  Activities formerly carried out by the Office for Recruitment and the Library Administration Division Personnel Specialist position, as well as a special minority recruitment project were moved into OLPR at that time (1).

The Office for Library Personnel Resources (OLPR) combines ALA staff activities in library education, recruitment, and staff welfare to assist librarians and libraries in areas concerned with the rights, interests, and obligations of library personnel.  The office serves as a major component within ALA that concerns itself with librarianship as a profession; with the individual's career goals; and with the provision within library schools and libraries of policies and practices that enable staff to develop professionally (2).

The OLPR Advisory Committee advises OLPR on activities, problems, and procedures related to library concerns in recruitment, utilization, education and training, and staff welfare.  The committee identifies special areas of need or emphasis, suggests activities and programs and stimulates programs and projects related to library planning, development, and concerns.  The committee aids other agencies, groups, and organizations within and beyond the library profession.  In 1976, the Advisory Committee was increased from 5 to 9 members, to broaden the types of representation.

The name of the office was changed to the Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) on June 30, 1999, with corresponding changes in committee functions.

Sub-Groups:

1-Director's Office

2-Office for Recruitment

3-Advisory Committees

4-Publications (OLPR Bulletin, Library Marketplace, R.I.P. Kits)

ALA Annual Conference
ALA Midwinter Meeting
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
Conference Placement Center
Job Descriptions
Job Opportunities
Library Employment
Placement
Public Library Association (PLA)
Statistics

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/0901016a.pdf

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