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 / edited by Jana Varlejs and Graham Walton.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Varlejs, Jana.

Walton, Graham.

Conference Name:

World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions (8th : 2009 : Bologna, Italy)

World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions.

Series:

IFLA publications ; 139.

IFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; 139

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Librarians--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.

Librarians.

Information scientists--Education (Continuing education)--Congresses.

Information scientists.

Library science--Congresses.

Library science.

Information science--Congresses.

Information science.

Career development--Congresses.

Career development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Eighth World Conference on Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions

Place of Publication:

Munchen : Saur, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION TO THE IFLA SATELLITE CONFERENCE

OWNING OUR FUTURE: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARIANS

Recruiting a New Generation

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

Socializing, Mentoring, and Coaching

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

Four Generations in One Workplace

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

Wanted: New Managers, New Leaders

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

Keeping up with Changing Demands

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

Evolving Career Trajectories

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

Education for the Profession - Critiques from the Field

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

Notes:

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International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-29670-1

9786612296703

3-598-44177-0

OCLC:

528749460