“Change Is One Thing, Progress Is Another:”

The Future for Paraprofessional Staff

Presented by Rich Murray and Alice Poffinberger, Duke University Libraries

Web Resources

A copy of the PowerPoint presentation used during the session is available here.

Organizations:

· American Library Association

· ALA Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT)

· ALA Better Salaries & Pay Equity Task Force

· Advocating for Better Salaries & Pay Equity Toolkit

· Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT)

General Interest Sites:

· Library Support Staff Resource Center

· LibrarySupportStaff.com

· Library Mosaics magazine

Events:

· 3^rd Congress on Professional Education: Focus on Library Support Staff (COPE III)

The COPE III site includes a collection of links to many documents of interest to support staff, including the ALA working papers referred to in the presentation. There are also links to some of the career paths programs described in the presentation, such as Auburn University’s. This list of “Key Documents” is available here.