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.

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 ad...

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Superior document:IFLA publications, 139
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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:IFLA publications ; 139.
Physical Description:1 online resource (415 p.)
Notes:International conference proceedings.
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Table of 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