Strategies for regenerating the library and information professions : Eighth World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions, 18-20 August 2009, Bologna, Italy /
Strategies for regenerating the library and information professions : Eighth World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions, 18-20 August 2009, Bologna, Italy /
Eighth World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions
edited by Jana Varlejs and Graham Walton.
- 1 online resource (415 pages) : illustrations.
- IFLA publications, 139 0344-6891 ; .
- IFLA publications ; 139. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Owning our future--twenty-first century librarians : 2009 Elizabeth W. Stone lecture / Issues impacting recruitment of secondary school graduates / What impressions do young people have of librarianship as a career? / Social representation of librarianship as a profession : the Colombian perspective / Recruiting ethnic minorities into the library profession : a brief survey of the U.S. federally funded program / Mentoring programs in U.S. academic libraries : a literature review / Roles of coaching and mentoring in attracting recruits and socializing entrants to the profession / Developing a new approach to partnering in the formal mentoring process / Peer coaching for the new library / Transmission of a professional culture : transition mentoring / Generational tug-of-war : playing nice between Millennials and Baby Boomers in a multi-generational staff / The internal world of libraries and the challenge of civility / Workforce planning : a case study--initiatives to position the Victoria University Library workforce to meet future needs / Growing next generation library managers : are new librarians reluctant to step into management? / Future leaders : what do they think? / Key factors in developing as a leader : the library school, self-awareness, emotional intelligence / Developing your leadership style : a workshop / Succession planning and passing on leadership : approaches for library associations / Strategies for re-skilling the library and information profession in Nigeria / Continuing professional development : its role in the changing educational and qualification landscape of the information profession--a case study of the U.K. / E-tutorships and e-learning : re-skilling librarians for interactive communication in virtual environments / Gathering leadership momentum across great distances : creating an online community of practice / The smart ones : one-person librarians in Ireland and continuing professional development / A UNESCO agency offers professional development across geographical and generational borders / Women's career progression in U.K. academic libraries : organisational change and management change / Career, skills, and professional dilemmas : a framework for information-documentation transformation / Library and information science graduates from Spain : professional training and workforce entry / The next generation of professional librarians : job search in the Persian Gulf and with international organizations / Towards a new library professional : reflections on the Quality Leaders Project--Youth / Skills for future and current library and information professionals : perceptions of academic librarians in New Delhi / Pathways to new academic library practices : South African exploration towards 21st century academic research support / Alex Byrne -- Tania Barry and Gillian Hallam -- Sarah Newbutt and Barbara Senn -- Ruth Helena Vallejo-Sierra -- Sha Li Zhang -- Myoung C. Wilson, Marianne I. Gaunt and Farideh Tehrani -- Margaret B. Edwards and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe -- Janine Golden -- John Lubans, Jr. -- Beatrice Baaden -- Heidi Blackburn, Alysia Starkey and Kate Wise -- Gina D. Matesic -- Garry Potter -- Jill Benn and Rebecca Moore -- Graham Walton, Anne Goulding and Derek Stephens -- Brooke E. Sheldon -- Blanche Woolls -- Blanche Woolls -- Chinwe V. Anunobi and Scholastica C. Ukwoma -- Judity Broady-Preston -- Valentina Elvira Comba -- Erin Dini-Davis and Danielle Theiss-White -- Eva Hornung -- Paul Nieuwenhuysen and Peter Pissierssens -- Emma Hadfield and Barbara Sen -- Paula Ochãoa and Leonor Gaspar Pinto -- Blanca Rodriguez Bravo -- Jessica Brooks and Mary Finnan -- David Percival -- G. Mahesh and Rekha Mittal -- Clare M. Walker.
This volume comprises papers prepared for the 8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development (Bologna, Italy, 18-20 August 2009). Within the broad theme of creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce in library and information organizations, the conference addresses managing between and across generations, mentoring and coaching, attracting people to the profession and developing a new generation of leaders, re-skilling and transferability of skills, succession planning and passing on knowledge.
9783598441776 3598441770
10.1515/9783598441776 doi
994545959 DE-101
Librarians--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.
Information scientists--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.
Library science--Congresses.
Information science--Congresses.
Career development--Congresses.
Bibliothâecaires--âEducation permanente--Congráes.
Spâecialistes de l'information--âEducation permanente--Congráes.
Bibliothâeconomie--Congráes.
Sciences de l'information--Congráes.
Plan de carriáere--Congráes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--General.
Career development.
Information science.
Library science.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
020
Z668 / .W675 2009
Includes bibliographical references.
Owning our future--twenty-first century librarians : 2009 Elizabeth W. Stone lecture / Issues impacting recruitment of secondary school graduates / What impressions do young people have of librarianship as a career? / Social representation of librarianship as a profession : the Colombian perspective / Recruiting ethnic minorities into the library profession : a brief survey of the U.S. federally funded program / Mentoring programs in U.S. academic libraries : a literature review / Roles of coaching and mentoring in attracting recruits and socializing entrants to the profession / Developing a new approach to partnering in the formal mentoring process / Peer coaching for the new library / Transmission of a professional culture : transition mentoring / Generational tug-of-war : playing nice between Millennials and Baby Boomers in a multi-generational staff / The internal world of libraries and the challenge of civility / Workforce planning : a case study--initiatives to position the Victoria University Library workforce to meet future needs / Growing next generation library managers : are new librarians reluctant to step into management? / Future leaders : what do they think? / Key factors in developing as a leader : the library school, self-awareness, emotional intelligence / Developing your leadership style : a workshop / Succession planning and passing on leadership : approaches for library associations / Strategies for re-skilling the library and information profession in Nigeria / Continuing professional development : its role in the changing educational and qualification landscape of the information profession--a case study of the U.K. / E-tutorships and e-learning : re-skilling librarians for interactive communication in virtual environments / Gathering leadership momentum across great distances : creating an online community of practice / The smart ones : one-person librarians in Ireland and continuing professional development / A UNESCO agency offers professional development across geographical and generational borders / Women's career progression in U.K. academic libraries : organisational change and management change / Career, skills, and professional dilemmas : a framework for information-documentation transformation / Library and information science graduates from Spain : professional training and workforce entry / The next generation of professional librarians : job search in the Persian Gulf and with international organizations / Towards a new library professional : reflections on the Quality Leaders Project--Youth / Skills for future and current library and information professionals : perceptions of academic librarians in New Delhi / Pathways to new academic library practices : South African exploration towards 21st century academic research support / Alex Byrne -- Tania Barry and Gillian Hallam -- Sarah Newbutt and Barbara Senn -- Ruth Helena Vallejo-Sierra -- Sha Li Zhang -- Myoung C. Wilson, Marianne I. Gaunt and Farideh Tehrani -- Margaret B. Edwards and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe -- Janine Golden -- John Lubans, Jr. -- Beatrice Baaden -- Heidi Blackburn, Alysia Starkey and Kate Wise -- Gina D. Matesic -- Garry Potter -- Jill Benn and Rebecca Moore -- Graham Walton, Anne Goulding and Derek Stephens -- Brooke E. Sheldon -- Blanche Woolls -- Blanche Woolls -- Chinwe V. Anunobi and Scholastica C. Ukwoma -- Judity Broady-Preston -- Valentina Elvira Comba -- Erin Dini-Davis and Danielle Theiss-White -- Eva Hornung -- Paul Nieuwenhuysen and Peter Pissierssens -- Emma Hadfield and Barbara Sen -- Paula Ochãoa and Leonor Gaspar Pinto -- Blanca Rodriguez Bravo -- Jessica Brooks and Mary Finnan -- David Percival -- G. Mahesh and Rekha Mittal -- Clare M. Walker.
This volume comprises papers prepared for the 8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development (Bologna, Italy, 18-20 August 2009). Within the broad theme of creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce in library and information organizations, the conference addresses managing between and across generations, mentoring and coaching, attracting people to the profession and developing a new generation of leaders, re-skilling and transferability of skills, succession planning and passing on knowledge.
9783598441776 3598441770
10.1515/9783598441776 doi
994545959 DE-101
Librarians--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.
Information scientists--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.
Library science--Congresses.
Information science--Congresses.
Career development--Congresses.
Bibliothâecaires--âEducation permanente--Congráes.
Spâecialistes de l'information--âEducation permanente--Congráes.
Bibliothâeconomie--Congráes.
Sciences de l'information--Congráes.
Plan de carriáere--Congráes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--General.
Career development.
Information science.
Library science.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
020
Z668 / .W675 2009