Staff Training & Organizational Development Committee

The Yale University Library Strategic Plan highlights the importance of becoming a “flexible and agile organization.” Among the priorities required to achieve flexibility and agility is the call to: foster an environment of excellence and continuous learning, in which all members of our Library community develop their skills and potential.

The work of the Staff Training and Organizational Development Committee will be driven by the Library’s Strategic Plan and Core Values - i.e., Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Creativity/Flexibility and Open Communication. As our name suggests, our committee has a dual focus:

1. To continuously support the personal and professional development of Library personnel, including but not limited to the attainment of the technical skills/knowledge required to accomplish the Library’s core tasks/functions.
2. To work always with the aim of evolving/developing the Library as a vital/integral institution within Yale University.

We will do this by researching and recommending:

• Strategies for facilitating continuing education at all levels in support of the Library's mission
• Training and development activities that promote leadership skills/abilities among all library staff
• The knowledge and methods required to effectively manage the many transitions integral to the evolution of the Library – i.e., the means to become a “flexible and agile” organization.

Activities include:

• Training & Organizational Analysis based on
  • Environmental Scans
  • Training Needs Assessment
  • Workplace survey data
  • Managerial 360 data
  • Focus Groups and Interviews
  • Explicit ad-hoc requests
• Consultation in the following areas:
  • Strategy planning
  • Training Curriculum Development
  • Team Development
  • Transition leadership (aka - change management)
• Oversight of STOD and Training web-sites
• Training - design and delivery (as appropriate - i.e., not our primary accountability)
• Brokering vendor training (as appropriate - i.e., not our primary accountability)

Current Committee Members:

1. Susan Burdick: Divinity Library
2. Cindy Greenspun: Access Services
3. Lucille Houde: Research Services and Collections
4. Ernie Marinko: Integrated Library Technology Services
5. Christine McCarthy: Preservation (Conservation Laboratory)
6. Joe Murphy: Science Libraries
7. Diane Napert: The Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
8. Ernie Scrivani: Library Human Resources (chair)
9. George Stranz: Social Science Libraries
10. Diane Turner: Library Human Resources (sponsor)
11. Linda Veronneau: Organizational Development & Learning Center