Chapter 4: Full-Time Library Social Workers
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Library assessment resources:
- IMLS Outcome Based Evaluation Basics
- ALA-PLA Project Outcome (libraries can register to use the tool, but instructional videos are available to all): https://www.projectoutcome.org/
- ALA-Harwood Institute resources for community dialogue
Educational resources for social workers to learn about librarianship:
- Minneapolis College Library Information Technology Program (low-cost online courses on introduction to librarianship)
- Webjunction: https://www.webjunction.org/ has a huge inventory of online learning for library staff members, free once you register
- ALA-PLA Social Work Task Force and Interest Group: while these are primarily accessible to ALA members, they continue to grow in strength, with
- Regularly scheduled online forums
- Public Libraries Magazine online series about Social Workers in Public Libraries (although these are more geared towards a general library audience)
Printable, editable forms:
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