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