Ehh? There's a brief onboarding done at the central location, but even in the 6 years I've been here that's changed multiple times in length and depth of coverage. Currently it's 3 days and basically the same for all employees.
After that there's technically a checklist managers should follow, but nothing making them do so, so it's just kind of as things come up you learn about them.
None. I was shown how to check out to patrons, which was the extent of my ILS training, and was shown how to close properly last week. I’ve been there since August. Still find out every day that I’ve been reinventing the wheel on things I could just ask county central for. Total mess
A couple-few days of shadowing and learning the system, after that it depends on their previous xp. Someone who's worked retail will need much less circ-desk training, for example. But I don't make anybody work alone until they think they're ready for it. (My desk is adjoined to the circ desk.)
I was basically thrown to the wolves, with the exception of them showing me how the circulation system works. I try not to do that to others, but with 3 librarians whose duties minimally overlap, it’s hard bc we don’t even know how to do some things.
There is a check list. Takes about 2 weeks. It could be better but it could be worse. If you're a librarian, it matters who your senior is and if there is a librarian there already. Clerks and pages get more indepth training on average. We're a mid-sized system.
In the past it’s depended on the department. We are trying to be more consistent. We aren’t large and don’t frequently hire, so we haven’t had a lot of opportunities to put this into place. We are working on more training overall, though, as we are seeing gaps in knowledge.
I have a new hire checklist that runs through all the different aspects of the position. Based on their prior experience we discussed together to determine what they can check off immediately, what they need typical training for, and unique things that will require more indepth training.
Once staff are trained and comfortable, we usually try to identity projects or skills that they are interested in and work those into goals for ongoing training and work.
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As for the library, it's a kick in the ass and "fly, bitch!" I got the basics for log ins, access to certain things, and that was about it.