The Library Compensation Handbook: A Guide for Administrators, Librarians and Staff [Hardcover]

Often the largest budget item in libraries, employee compensation is a vital, heavily discussed issue. This book provides library managers with essential information about establishing and maintaining a compensation system that meets the needs of library employees and furthers organizational goals. Written for library employees who want to know how salaries are determined and what opportunities are available to influence compensation, this book offers answers to virtually every question about compensation, policies, and practices.

Major sections include:
Introduction
Basic Library Compensation Management
Developing an Internal Library Job Structure
Developing a Library Pay Structure
Pay for Performance
Performance Appraisals & Pay
Library Staff Pay Strategies
Librarian Pay Strategies
Wage Gap & Pay Equity
Addressing Pay Issues in Libraries
Indirect Compensation
Laws Affecting Library
Compensation
Income Replacement Programs
Compensation Administration in Libraries
Glossary

DAVID A. BALDWIN is Professor, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSIntroductionxi1Basic Library Compensation Management 1Compensation System Philosophy 1Compensation Defined 4Influence of Free-Market Economy on Salaries 4Organizational Compensation Objectives 5Organizational Compensation Reference Groups 6Compensation Control 7Importance of Compensation to Libraries and Employees 7Historical Background 8Wages and Salaries 8Developing a Pay Structure 9Library Compensation Management 10Administrative Organization 10Bibliography 132Developing an Internal Library Job Structure 15Job Analysis 15Job Evaluation 16Job-Evaluation Systems 17Sample Point-Factor System 20Problems with Job-Evaluation Systems 28Classification Method for Librarians 29The System in Practice 29Summary 30Appendix 30Note 43Bibliography 433Developing a Library Pay Structure 45Salary RlC@