TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– Using a six‐step process, the purpose of this paper is to present some guidelines for preparing job descriptions for a library organization.Design/methodology/approach– This paper draws on the personal expertise of the author, who has been a library consultant to all types of libraries for over 15 years.Findings– This paper suggests that before a job description can be written, the organization must first understand what kinds of jobs are necessary, then do a job analysis, and then go through a process that involves the employees who are to carry out the responsibilities of the particular job to help design the job and write the job description.Originality/value– This paper helps the library director and the library department manager more intelligently approach the design of a job and more precisely document the scope of that job within the library organization. VL - 21 IS - 1 SN - 0888-045X DO - 10.1108/08880450810875765 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/08880450810875765 AU - Kieserman Bob PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - People matters T2 - The Bottom Line PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 30 EP - 32 Y2 - 2024/03/19 ER -