Workflow & Organizations

telecommute, academic library, workplace

Libraries’ digital resources can benefit from a work-from-anywhere approach. Libraries, however, often fail to consider telecommuting as a tool for employee recruitment and retention. In this session, we will discuss telecommuting’s benefits to your organization and explore issues such as stakeholders’ responsibilities, technical infrastructure and tools, and success strategies.

• Identify telecommuting's (dis)advantages for employers and employees
• Discuss organizational opportunities for and barriers against telecommuting
• Identify technical tools that facilitate telecommuting
• Evaluate strategies for negotiating a telecommute agreement
• Discuss stakeholders' responsibilities for creating a workplace environment where telecommuters can be successful

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