THE BRITISH LIBRARY’S POLICY‐MAKING AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COURSE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL VIEW

One of the participants in “Policy Making and Strategic Management: A Course for Managers of Library and Information Services(1991/92)” assesses her personal training and development needs at the time of moving to a new job as Deputy University Librarian and how far the course contributed to meeting those needs and her longer‐term career goals. Highlights, particularly, peer group learning and the establishment of a personal support network as benefits.