Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession
1st Edition
Published on 17. August 2009
415 pages
978-3-598-44177-6 (ISBN)
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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.
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Jana Varlejs, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA; Liz Lewis, BBC, London, UK; Graham Walton, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Content
1 - Frontmatter [Seite 1]
2 - Table of Contents [Seite 5]
3 - FOREWORD [Seite 9]
4 - INTRODUCTION TO THE IFLA SATELLITE CONFERENCE [Seite 11]
5 - OWNING OUR FUTURE: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARIANS [Seite 17]
6 - ISSUES IMPACTING RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES [Seite 32]
7 - WHAT IMPRESSIONS DO YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A CAREER? [Seite 46]
8 - SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A PROFESSION - THE COLOMBIAN PERSPECTIVE [Seite 61]
9 - RECRUITING ETHNIC MINORITIES INTO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION - A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE U.S. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM [Seite 71]
10 - MENTORING PROGRAMS IN U.S. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - A LITERATURE REVIEW [Seite 84]
11 - ROLES OF COACHING AND MENTORING IN ATTRACTING RECRUITS AND SOCIALIZING ENTRANTS TO THE PROFESSION [Seite 96]
12 - DEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH TO PARTNERING IN THE FORMAL MENTORING PROCESS [Seite 109]
13 - PEER COACHING FOR THE NEW LIBRARY [Seite 126]
14 - TRANSMISSION OF A PROFESSIONAL CULTURE: TRANSITION MENTORING [Seite 137]
15 - GENERATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR - PLAYING NICE BETWEEN MILLENNIALS AND BABY BOOMERS IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL STAFF [Seite 148]
16 - THE INTERNAL WORLD OF LIBRARIES AND THE CHALLENGE OF CIVILITY [Seite 158]
17 - WORKFORCE PLANNING: A CASE STUDY - INITIATIVES TO POSITION THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WORKFORCE TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS [Seite 171]
18 - GROWING NEXT GENERATION LIBRARY MANAGERS - ARE NEW LIBRARIANS RELUCTANT TO STEP INTO MANAGEMENT? [Seite 187]
19 - FUTURE LEADERS: WHAT DO THEY THINK? [Seite 202]
20 - KEY FACTORS IN DEVELOPING AS A LEADER - THE LIBRARY SCHOOL, SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE [Seite 215]
21 - DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE - A WORKSHOP [Seite 223]
22 - SUCCESSION PLANNING AND PASSING ON LEADERSHIP - APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS [Seite 235]
23 - STRATEGIES FOR RE-SKILLING THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION IN NIGERIA [Seite 245]
24 - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - ITS ROLE IN THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL AND QUALIFICATION LANDSCAPE OF THE INFORMATION PROFESSION [Seite A CASE STUDY OF THE U.K.260]
25 - E-TUTORSHIPS AND E-LEARNING - RE-SKILLING LIBRARIANS FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS [Seite 279]
26 - GATHERING LEADERSHIP MOMENTUM ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES - CREATING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE [Seite 289]
27 - THE SMART ONES - ONE-PERSON LIBRARIANS IN IRELAND AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [Seite 301]
28 - A UNESCO AGENCY OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL BORDERS [Seite 317]
29 - WOMEN'S CAREER PROGRESSION IN U.K. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT CHANGE [Seite 328]
30 - CAREER, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS - A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION-DOCUMENTATION TRANSFORMATION [Seite 342]
31 - LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES FROM SPAIN - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKFORCE ENTRY [Seite 355]
32 - THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS - JOB SEARCH IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [Seite 370]
33 - TOWARDS A NEW LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL - REFLECTIONS ON THE QUALITY LEADERS PROJECT - YOUTH [Seite 382]
34 - SKILLS FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS - PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN NEW DELHI [Seite 391]
35 - PATHWAYS TO NEW ACADEMIC LIBRARY PRACTICES - SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORATION TOWARDS 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT [Seite 402]
2 - Table of Contents [Seite 5]
3 - FOREWORD [Seite 9]
4 - INTRODUCTION TO THE IFLA SATELLITE CONFERENCE [Seite 11]
5 - OWNING OUR FUTURE: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARIANS [Seite 17]
6 - ISSUES IMPACTING RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES [Seite 32]
7 - WHAT IMPRESSIONS DO YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A CAREER? [Seite 46]
8 - SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A PROFESSION - THE COLOMBIAN PERSPECTIVE [Seite 61]
9 - RECRUITING ETHNIC MINORITIES INTO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION - A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE U.S. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM [Seite 71]
10 - MENTORING PROGRAMS IN U.S. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - A LITERATURE REVIEW [Seite 84]
11 - ROLES OF COACHING AND MENTORING IN ATTRACTING RECRUITS AND SOCIALIZING ENTRANTS TO THE PROFESSION [Seite 96]
12 - DEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH TO PARTNERING IN THE FORMAL MENTORING PROCESS [Seite 109]
13 - PEER COACHING FOR THE NEW LIBRARY [Seite 126]
14 - TRANSMISSION OF A PROFESSIONAL CULTURE: TRANSITION MENTORING [Seite 137]
15 - GENERATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR - PLAYING NICE BETWEEN MILLENNIALS AND BABY BOOMERS IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL STAFF [Seite 148]
16 - THE INTERNAL WORLD OF LIBRARIES AND THE CHALLENGE OF CIVILITY [Seite 158]
17 - WORKFORCE PLANNING: A CASE STUDY - INITIATIVES TO POSITION THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WORKFORCE TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS [Seite 171]
18 - GROWING NEXT GENERATION LIBRARY MANAGERS - ARE NEW LIBRARIANS RELUCTANT TO STEP INTO MANAGEMENT? [Seite 187]
19 - FUTURE LEADERS: WHAT DO THEY THINK? [Seite 202]
20 - KEY FACTORS IN DEVELOPING AS A LEADER - THE LIBRARY SCHOOL, SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE [Seite 215]
21 - DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE - A WORKSHOP [Seite 223]
22 - SUCCESSION PLANNING AND PASSING ON LEADERSHIP - APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS [Seite 235]
23 - STRATEGIES FOR RE-SKILLING THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION IN NIGERIA [Seite 245]
24 - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - ITS ROLE IN THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL AND QUALIFICATION LANDSCAPE OF THE INFORMATION PROFESSION [Seite A CASE STUDY OF THE U.K.260]
25 - E-TUTORSHIPS AND E-LEARNING - RE-SKILLING LIBRARIANS FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS [Seite 279]
26 - GATHERING LEADERSHIP MOMENTUM ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES - CREATING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE [Seite 289]
27 - THE SMART ONES - ONE-PERSON LIBRARIANS IN IRELAND AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [Seite 301]
28 - A UNESCO AGENCY OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL BORDERS [Seite 317]
29 - WOMEN'S CAREER PROGRESSION IN U.K. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT CHANGE [Seite 328]
30 - CAREER, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS - A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION-DOCUMENTATION TRANSFORMATION [Seite 342]
31 - LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES FROM SPAIN - PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKFORCE ENTRY [Seite 355]
32 - THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS - JOB SEARCH IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [Seite 370]
33 - TOWARDS A NEW LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL - REFLECTIONS ON THE QUALITY LEADERS PROJECT - YOUTH [Seite 382]
34 - SKILLS FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS - PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN NEW DELHI [Seite 391]
35 - PATHWAYS TO NEW ACADEMIC LIBRARY PRACTICES - SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORATION TOWARDS 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT [Seite 402]
