... professionals must, therefore, be proactive in seeking out continuing professional development. The Management of Library and Information Services programme offered via distance learning at the University of Wales Aberystwyth is the solution for many professionals to acquire both the skills and the academic...

...). NHS Executive (1999), Continuing Professional Development: Quality in the New NHS , HSC 1998/154, NHS Executive, Leeds . The publication of this book is particularly timely when the current climate is one of life‐long learning (DFEE 2001). There is a need for library and information staff...