Rhode Island’s state colleges and university use classified staff for clerical work, but in addition to a secretarial classification, there are data management and information specialist classifications that are above the entry level clerical classification.

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Judith E. Stokes

Associate Professor

Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian

Rhode Island College

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Providence, RI 02908-1991

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Beverly Geckle
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:02 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] classified staff

At Tennessee's state colleges and universities the staff that are classified as clerical are eligible for a salary increase if they pass the CPS (Certified Professional Secretary) exam. Library staff are classified as clerical. So basically library staff who study how to be good secretaries/administrative assistants and pass the exam get a salary increase.
I am curious if this is unique to Tennessee or if other colleges or universities classify their staff as clerical and if so whether they have a similar CPS incentive program?

Thanks,
Beverly

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Beverly J. Geckle
Serials & Government Documents Librarian
Walker Library
Middle Tennessee State University
P.O. Box 13
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
bgeckle@mtsu.edu
615-904-8519
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