’I WAS JUST A CATALOGUER UNTIL I DISCOVERED SECONDMENT’:THE PRACTICALITIES OF THE SMIRNOFF FACTOR IN A LIBRARIAN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT Available to Purchase

Secondment can be a major turning point in a librarian′s career development and a cost‐effective method of management training. It is essential that a secondment can be properly planned by the host organization and the home library. The author′s experience on a secondment as a liaison officer with the Library Association team at IFLA 1987 is described, and the effect it had on career progression noted.