tsinghua university library organization and staff appointment process xiang yang...

Tsinghua University Library Organization

and Staff Appointment Process

Xiang Yang xiangyang@lib.tsinghua.edu.cn

2009-11-19

Contents

• Library Organization • Staff Appointment Process • OA System (quick introduction )

Tsinghua University Library Organization

• Main library (10 departments) and 6 branch libraries

Tsinghua University Library Organization

• Main library

Director

Academic Committee

LibraryExecutiveGroup

Administration Office

Circulation

ReferenceSystems Division

Facility & Business Operations

History of Science and Technology & Ancient Texts

Special Collections

Digital projects

Acquisition

Cataloging

Tsinghua University Library Staff

• Staff (In Nov.2009)

– 157 staff (include librarian)– 57 contract and temporary staff– 44 doctoral assistants– 173 student assistants

Tsinghua University Library Staff

Type Number

Doctor Master Undergraduate

education

College and the followi

ng Staff 157 9 53 56 39

Contract staff 17 0 1 16 0

Temporary staff 40 0 0 2 38

Doctoral assistant 44 33 11 0 0

Undergraduates assistant

173 0 0 173 0

Tsinghua University Library Staff

• 157 Staff’s degree

Master33%

DoubleBachelor

1%

Bachelor36%

FollowingBachelor

24%

Ph.D6%

Tsinghua University Library Staff

Science andTechnology

34%

Humanities &Social

Science15%

Other13% Library and

informationScience

38%

157 Staff’s Subject Background

Tsinghua University Library

Staff Appointment Process

Overview

• Once every three years • Need-based position requirement• All staff have equal chance in competitive

selecting position• Interviewing candidates• Just, fair and transparent

Staff Appointment Process

1. Before new appointment• Performance review for last contract term • Research needs for appointment• Poll in library• Library appointment leading group.

It is consisted of library director and all associate directors, and assistant director

• Announce scope of departments responsibility

Staff Appointment Process

Innovation in 2009

• All department directors’ positions are open for competition

• All staff have equal chances

Staff Appointment Process

2. Director of department appointment process

• Each staff can apply for two positions • Qualification review• Library appointment leading group Interview

applicants• Announce department directors’ list• Sign the contract with library director

Tsinghua University Library

Staff Appointment Process

3. After new directors of department confirmed

• Set up department appointment working group• Discuss the job responsibilities and job grade in

the department• Recommend department position

Staff Appointment Process

4. Competitive selection process

• Library appointment leading group discuss all department positions

• Approve positions• Staff mobilization meeting• Announce the available positions • Staff fill out job application

Staff Appointment Process

Competitive selection process

• Library appointment leading group Interview applicants

• Posting selection results• Staff sign contract with library director• Done

Tsinghua University Library

Tsinghua University Library OA System

Quick introduction

• Staff’s web desk• All kinds of information• Different staff have different permissions • All kinds of tools

OA Homepage

Library News

News about (sister library)

http://eng.lib.tsinghua.edu.cn/

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