... policies that support records management; find out the promotion of the records management function in the public service; establish training and job opportunities available for the record management professionals; and come up with recommendations on how the recognition of the record management profession...

... the requisite skills and attributes required for the job. Absence of a career structure for LIS professionals in the public sector, failure to recognise role of librarians and LIS qualifications and lack of training opportunities were some of the challenges which LIS graduates faced. Research limitations...

...Mike Freeman Barbara Allen The No-Nonsense Guide to Training in Libraries London Facet Publishing 2013 212 pp. 978-1-85604-828-6 £49-95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Libraries Training in libraries Staff development Training...

... of a literature review and commentary on this topic. Findings Continuing professional education and training for librarians is essential to enhance the skills and knowledge of those so engaged. Originality/value The value in addressing the issue is to proffer suggestions to libraries of the benefits...

... to accommodate patrons based on type of reference access. Education and training of reference staff can be customized to meet patron needs. Originality/value This paper develops a methodology for evaluating the reference interview in a virtual reference transaction and suggests modification of the RUSA...

...Neil Quinlan; Nora Hegarty Purpose To outline the structure and development of a library‐based Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) training programme at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and to describe its origins, implementations and long‐term goals. To explain why WIT Libraries...

... Training Academic libraries User studies Greece Libraries as social institutions respond directly to the needs of their primary users, who are students in higher education libraries. Librarians can help students conduct library research and evaluate what they find in a systematic manner...

... is the crucial first step in this process and risk management strategies should follow. This should incorporate security measures and staff training. Results of a survey of library workers carried out in 2001 to gauge a random “snapshot” view of violence in libraries is discussed and compared to a similar survey...

... methods in order to recognise the many and varied ways in which their users approach learning. An appreciation of some of the concepts and techniques of both formal and informal education should, therefore, be delivered as part of librarians’ initial training, with additional opportunities to develop...

...Graham Matthews; Stella Thebridge The authors address the training needs of archivists, librarians and museum staff involved in preserving the national heritage and consider how these domains’ needs might be met in a co‐ordinated and collaborative manner across the cultural heritage sector...

...Karyn Meaden As can be ascertained from the above list, the sessions are highly biased towards educating staff in these areas, and it is improbable that public libraries could provide formal training sessions for their users due to the range of individual needs that would have to be encompassed...

..., Department of Information Studies and the Internet Training Institute are working together to make workplace training and further education easier for information professionals, through the recognition of accredited workplace training as a legitimate component of tertiary library and information studies...

...‐learning course indicated that librarians enrolled on the course perceived it as offering much needed training in a range of research skills. The main concerns relate to the lack of support from public library managers and the limited opportunities for librarians to share their knowledge...

... types of library and information service within the UK. Management, recruitment and training. Education and training opportunities. Financial administration, record and planning. Library co‐operation. The stock of libraries. Services to users. Marketing and public relations...

... to education and training in the field of fiction librarianship. Georgine N.   Olson (Editor) . Fiction Acquisition/Fiction Management: Education and Training . New York, NY : The Haworth Press   1998 . 120 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 0‐7890‐0391‐0   $29.95 (outside USA $36) includes...

... to consider “knowledge” in terms of intellectual capital (Knowledge Management, 1998c, p. 11). © MCB UP Limited 1999 Knowledge based systems Training Librarians Information management This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with “knowledge...

...Paula L. Mathews Examines Internet training for academic library staff. Research encompasses an extensive literature search, a survey of 15 UK academic libraries, and interviews with three training librarians. Considers the development of the Internet in the academic environment and training...

... Self‐service Training The short loan area at the Chester Road site is an open‐access section secured with a 3M security system controlling access to and from the area. This made it an ideal position for a self‐issue machine. Previously, students had to queue to borrow books and an extra...

... with the education and training needs of nursing professionals in the twenty‐first century. Examines the probable impact of these projects on nursing college libraries, and proposes ten criteria which medical libraries must adopt. © Company 1995 Education Libraries Medical professions Projects...

... Information management Information technology Labour market Librarians Librarianship National vocational qualifications Skills flexibility Training Clearly the millennium will be an occasion for much looking forward as well as for looking back. The article which follows is the first of a series...