Personal views on personnel administrator: some after-dinner remarks

SEVERAL PRACTICAL POINTS IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ARE DISCUSSED: not to tie staff to the institution, not to meddle with their outside affairs or to become too socially intimate, to be sensitive to unexpressed reactions of the staff, to avoid secrets. The use of statistics and library use survey is discussed. Continuity and innovation in the library are both equally important, and delegation of authority stressed. The administrator should provide an environment where the staff can work towards the goals of the institution.