Thirteen kinds of aptitude relating to linguistic, logical, personal, and organizational abilities necessary for work on three nonprofessional and one professional level of special library employment are defined. (Author)

Examined sources of stress for women (N=162) in administrative/managerial positions to determine whether these sources were different from those for men (N=153) in equal positions, and from those for women (N=268) in non-managerial positions. Found women perceived higher levels of stress than men; women non-managers higher levels of stress than…

Presents formulas, ideas, and comments about staffing requirements in the custodial program. (Author/MLF)

This monograph presents the results of an Educational Testing Service study, studies by the Council of State Governments, and research by the Department of Labor staff on State occupational license laws. Major sections include: (1) Composition and Powers of the Licensing Boards, (2) Eligibility Requirements (covering personal and technical…

The employment of nonprofessionals in a career line in the police department can contribute toward the following objectives: (1) provide new sources of personnel for the department, thus reducing shortages; (2) improve police-community relations; (3) expand and improve the preventive and protective functions of the department; and (4) provide…

Suggestions are made to help minimize dissatisfaction among library student assistants and improve their ability to contribute to the library enterprise. (Author/NH)

Discussed are some of the problems in programs utilizing semiprofessionals as viewed by semiprofessionals. Three main problem areas are conflicts resulting from changes in self concepts, suspicion toward middle class supervisors, and problems with new careers. (Author/KW)

The majority of children who met with volunteers showed improvement in grades, attitude toward school, behavior, and general appearance. (Author)

Describes the library skills workshops, expressly designed for faculty secretaries, executive secretaries, administrative assistants, and clerk-typists, that have been successfully experimented with by the University of Maine at Orono Libraries. (Author)

Proposes the utilization of catalogers and other professional staff, rather than nonprofessionals, to augment reference librarian staffing. Shrinking reference staffs and lengthening service hours have created personnel shortages at the reference desk. Arguments for and against the proposal are examined. (RAA)

Brown states that "paraprofessional counselors can and do contribute meaningfully to the improved adjustment of their clients." In this article he carefully reviews the evidence for this assertion, takes a hard look at the state of research, and points to the problems yet to be solved. (Author)