1. Library Staffing By Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer S. L. I. Sc., D.A.V.V., Indore Email Id: bhu261@gmail.com bhu261@gmail.com

2. Staffing ► Staffing is most important managerial function described by Luther Gulick in POSDCORB. ► Staffing is concerned with effective requirement, selection, placement, performance appraisal and development of staff members etc.

3. Staffing Pattern for Library ► Advisory committee ► Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

4. Advisory Committee ► State Central Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Dept. Librarian, 1 Asst. Librarian, 22 Professionals. ► District Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Asst. librarian, 3 professional Asst. and 9 other Non-Prof. personnel's ► City Library: 1 Librarian, 1 Dept. Librarian (Population less than 8 lakh), 1 Asst. librarian, Prof. Asst. minimum 2 and maximum 18 ( according to population). ► City Branch Library: 1 Librarian, 2 Prof. Asst. and 5 Non- Prof. ► Mobile Library: 2 Prof. Asst. and 3 other personnel. ► Block Library: 1 Librarian and 2 Personnel.

5. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan ► Acquisition Section: 1 Person for every 6000 vol. add in a year. ► Periodical Section: 1 Person for every 1000 periodical currently taken. ► Technical Section: 1 Person for every 2000 vol. add in a year. ► Maintenance Section: 1 Person for every 6000 vol. add in a year and 1 Person for every 50000 vol. in the library. ► Publicity Section: Minimum 1 artist ► Administrative Section: Minimum 2 Library Accountant, 1 Steno- typist and 1 correspondence clerk. ► Reference Section: 1 Person on 50 readers using library in 1 day. ► Circulation Section: 1 Person for every 1500 hours in a year. ► Supervisory Section: 1 Librarian and 1 Dept. Librarian.