Staff Development: A Practical Guide, edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart

Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 4^th ed. Edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart, Carlette Washington-Hoagland, and Carol T. Zsulya. ALA Editions, 2013, 219 pp., ISBN 978-0-8389-1149-5, $53.20 (paper).

No library can ignore the need for staff development. The library and information technology field is growing and changing too rapidly for anyone to easily keep up with all of the changes. Library managers need to approach staff development proactively, and plan for an ongoing program of development and growth. This book will help library managers conduct a needs assessment and implement a staff development program in their libraries or departments.

Staff Development is a well-written and thoughtful collection of papers that address all aspects of staff development in libraries, and it would be an excellent addition to any professional library.

 

A longer review of this book appears in Catholic Library World 84:1 (2013): 60.