.../clerical staff ‐ which includes non‐teaching staff library employees ‐ about career development and related issues. The university is a large and complex organization employing in the order of 2,200 staff; it has over 9,000 students. Personnel and training services are provided centrally; however...

... to their profession would persist in their job if the circumstances were adequate. Yet the general decline and protracted failures in the working conditions scare off even the most devoted librarians and force them to quit. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Hungary Librarians Career development Status Socio...

... the reorganization process. Outlines the finding of this research. Reflects on the consequences of these developments. © Company 1997 Career development Job promotion Local government Re‐organization Conjecture over the past few years on the negative impact of local government reorganization...

... be a role for the information professional. It is argued that unless the profession proactively pursues added‐value activities based on new technologies it will become superfluous. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Career development Information technology Librarians Re‐training Service delivery systems...

...Rosemary Raddon Spotlights the issues of professional image, role, recruitment and career developments, highlighting the need to embrace change ‐ to move from librarian to cybrarian. Questions why we fail to reach our objectives, and offers advice on self‐assessment and how to “reach for the stars...

..., to identify the market, followed by an in‐depth and wide ranging training needs analysis. The continuing vocational education (CVE) project at UNN © MCB UP Limited 1996 Career development Continuing development Education Librarians Records management Training any activity or course...

... if at all possible.) Take off your coat. If no one offers to hang it up, put it over the back of your chair. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Career development Interviewing Specifications In the previous article I provided background information on interviews to encourage you to alleviate your...

...Pauline Amos‐Wilson Discusses issues associated with the achievement of career development tasks by women. The career development tasks considered from studies of adult developmental psychology, and are therefore concerned with underlying processes, not specific activities in organizations. Based...

.... Their worries are the same. Interestingly, the list of questions that each delegate worries they may be asked is very similar at each workshop. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Interviewing Job specifications In previous articles I covered some of the ways in which you could...

...Marigold Cleeve Outlines, via a fictional dialogue, the preparations for a job interview strategy, focusing on the issue of technological change. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Interviewing Job descriptions Any resemblance to anyone in or connected with the library world...

... intentions go out of the window. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Documents Employment Job descriptions In the last article on letter writing I suggested that you should have to hand one or more of the following: job advertisement, job description, person specification and any...

...Marigold Cleeve Outlines, via a series of letters, the problems and rewards of mentorship among librarians. Career development Mentoring Young professional librarian, 23, seeks professional librarian/information manager as mentor. Box no. 5526. © MCB UP Limited 1995...

...Rod Davies Describes the importance of team management to career development,as well as the meshing of organizational and individual needs, and views the career as a longitudinal concept. Describes the Team Management Index and the Types of Work Index and their application to career development...

... have researched about the job, the department and or the organization (this is essential if you are offered an interview);and your CV. Career development Job mobility Skills If you woke up in the morning and there were no more libraries, no more library and information departments...

...Jay J. Zajas Provides a case study of a group process experience for personal growth and career development. A small group of adults meets under the supervision of their leader and co‐leader for the purpose of improving their interpersonal communication, personal growth, and career development...

.... There is an exercise which will be taken further in subsequent issues. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Career planning Job mobility Librarians United Kingdom It is more important than ever to refine your job searching procedures, application and interview techniques as the right job...

... the Library Association, may provide alternatives to the PDR and will hopefully prove helpful in this respect. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Career development Libraries Training Wales The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) at Aberystwyth was established by Royal Charter...

...Mike Freeman Outlines the possibility and desirability of LIS practitioners undertaking research for a doctorate (PhD) as a career development route. Explores the likelihood of a Doctorate in Library Studies (DLS)being offered by British library schools, together with the opportunities offered...

... in Academic Libraries, for the Joint Funding Councils′ Libraries Review Group , 1994 . Career development Libraries Training This article describes the genesis of the new series of Library Training Guides (LTGs for short) and looks at the rationale behind their production and usage...

... present your CV. In addition, from this accumulated awareness,it should be possible to make professional career choices which suit you better, and are ultimately more satisfying. The days are gone,fortunately, when you “serve time” in order to advance. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Career development...