-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: : Academic Library volunteer policy Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:03:58 -0700 From: Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: UCSB Map & Imagery Lab, Library To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> So far, volunteers have been persons working on MLS's who are looking for an internship. Library policy is that there must be a formal job description for any person working in the library, whether it's for pay or not; an important part of this is that should the person be injured on the job, workmen's compensation will cover them. So I talk with the person about what would teach them what they need to learn, at the same time that the map library gets some work - that is too complicated for most student assistants to take on, but just right for a person who has taken some library science classes - and then write up the job description, of course sending the person a draft first to make sure that the intern and I are each clear on what's to be done. Then the intern and I sign off on the job description; original goes to library personnel, and the intern and my department's personnel files each get a photocopy. Mary Maps-L wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: : Academic Library volunteer policy > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:45:56 -0400 > From: Carol McAuliffe <[log in to unmask]> > To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Hi Tom, > > This is an excellent question that I have been thinking a lot about > since we have two new volunteers that started with us within the last > few months. Both are students here that are thinking about pursing a > degree in library sciences. > > One thing that I strive to do is to really make the experience > worthwhile for them. They are there to get experience doing a variety > of different things and we try to accommodate that. Of course, some > days the tasks aren't terrible exciting but they need to get experience > with that sort of thing as well. To aid in bookkeeping, I have them > keep a log of their hours along with what they did that day so that they > will remember what they have do here with us. As far as access goes, I > don't ever anticipate unsupervised access to our antique maps or rare > materials though I can see using them to aid a staff member once they > can be trusted to handle the materials with care. > > We don't have a volunteer worker policy in place exactly but we are > currently developing it as we go along. > > Looking forward to hearing about other people's experiences! > > > Carol McAuliffe, Map Librarian > Map & Imagery Library, Spatial Information Services Unit > Documents Department, > George A. Smathers Libraries, > University of Florida > (352) 273-2828 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:57 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: : Academic Library volunteer policy > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Academic Library volunteer policy > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:47:23 -0500 > From: Tom Brittnacher <[log in to unmask]> > To: A. Cope <[log in to unmask]> > > > Hi all: > UWM Libraries (including our map library) is developing a policy for > volunteer workers. For those of you who work in academic libraries, do > you have a volunteer worker policy? If so, could we view a copy? To > what extent do you protect against volunteers taking positions that > could otherwise be paid positions? What level of access do you give > them? > Thanks in advance for your input! > > -- > Tom Brittnacher > Digital Spatial Data Librarian > American Geographical Society Library > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > [log in to unmask] > (414) 229-6282 -- Mary Lynette Larsgaard Director, Map Library Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 USA [log in to unmask] voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk fax: 805/893-8799