Staffing the CMC for Success

Abstract

Librarians, paraprofessionals, and student workers employed in the

curriculum materials center (CMC) require specialized skills to assist

preservice and in-service teachers and faculty. As technology continues

to drive changes in services, CMC staffing plays a vital role in delivering

new technology-driven services while maintaining traditional ones.

This chapter discusses the development of a CMC staff whose members

possess unique skills necessary to deliver services successfully based upon

the following factors: determining staffing needs, reviewing existing staffing

patterns, creating new job descriptions and competencies for future

services, developing a long-range staffing plan, hiring technology- and

team-driven staff, retaining staff, utilizing performance evaluation as an

effective staffing tool, and valuing the CMC staff.