title: Staff development planning in an academic health sciences library.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A staff development committee (SDC) was convened to implement staff development opportunities for an academic health sciences library system comprised of three separate facilities. The charge for the SDC was to: (1) develop programs to enhance workplace skills and personal growth, (2) communicate the availability of existing programs at the university and medical center, and (3) encourage the staff to participate in these opportunities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The committee created goals and objectives and developed a survey designed to give staff the opportunity to provide input for this initiative. With an 80% response rate, the survey results were used to plan 15 events based on staff needs and preferences. First-year attendance for SDC-sponsored events was 459. Committee members served as liaisons for each event. Two forms were developed to facilitate event planning. A monthly announcement sheet, email reminders, and the library's local area network are used to communicate upcoming SDC events and encourage attendance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This approach can serve as a useful model for similar program planning in any organization.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Scaife Hall, DeSoto and Terrace Streets, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. lhartman@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Abromitis
authors.forename: Alice B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Kuller
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*