Strategies for regenerating the library and information professions [[electronic resource] ] : 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

• Pubblicazione: München, : Saur, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Disciplina: 020
• Soggetto topico: Librarians - Education (Continuing education); Information scientists - Education (Continuing education); Library science; Information science; Career development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: AN 54000
• Altri autori: VarlejsJana WaltonGraham
• Note generali: International conference proceedings.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Strategies for regenerating the library and information professions
• ISBN: 1-282-29670-1; 9786612296703; 3-598-44177-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996200207803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: IFLA publications ; ; 139.