... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Academic librarians Capacity development Citizen science Continuing professional development Crowdsourcing Public participation in research To further...

...Marsha-Gay Robinson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the continuing professional development (CPD) activities undertaken by special librarians in Jamaica, their motivation, the challenges faced and the areas of interest for professional development. Design/methodology/approach...

...Maura Corcoran; Claire McGuinness Purpose – This paper aims to present the results of a qualitative study of the continuing professional development (CPD) activities of academic librarians in Ireland. The benefits of CPD, the methods and strategies of engagement, and the role played...

... in new roles, roles that are not traditionally associated with librarians, such as data management and curation. Practical implications The practical implications will include: Continuing Professional Development for the research librarian; possible reorganisation of the functional units...

... to librarians to cope up with the unstoppable paradigm shift. Academic libraries Librarianship Professional education Continuing professional development India Communication technologies The paradigm shift triggered by application of ICT appears to be a common phenomenon in the twenty...

... and practices regarding the current level and type of continuing professional development and work place training; and the management, funding and prioritisation of continuing professional development in Indonesian academic libraries. Practical implications The results have implications for the planning...

...Imas Maesaroh; Paul Genoni Purpose This paper aims to report base‐line data on the current levels of education, skills, and knowledge of Indonesian academic librarians, and provides an insight into their continuing professional development. The paper also seeks to report: the current level...

... libraries Pakistan Continuing professional development The history of contemporary libraries demonstrates that they have evolved from acquisition era to CM era to access management era (Ameen, 2005). Since the later half of the twentieth century, various terms (selection, acquisition, collection...

...Jill Stephens Alan   Brine . Continuing Professional Development: A Guide for Information Professionals . Oxford : Chandos Publishing   2005 . 179 pp. This book can be read from cover to cover or picked up and consulted when needed during the phase of CPD. Brine introduces...

.... Originality/value This paper draws upon survey data not previously available for research. Academic libraries Continuing professional development Australasia If you want happiness for a lifetime – help the next generation (Chinese proverb). In many OECD countries, falling birthrates...

...Theodosia S.A. Adanu Purpose The aim of the research was to find out if the work environment of professional librarians in the five state‐owned university libraries in Ghana encouraged continuing professional development (CPD) and to discover who the librarians felt should be responsible...

... and educators. Roxanne Missingham can be contacted at: Missingham@aph.gov.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Human resources Education Skills Continuing professional development Librarians and library technicians are at the heart of many exciting developments in information...

...). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Labour market Libraries Management culture Management development Leadership Continuing professional development This paper discusses implications for management development in a library and information service context. Findings from...

..., organisationally and individually. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Management strategy Human resource development Continuing professional development Change. It is often said that the only certainty is change. This is especially so in the library and information services sector. The last two decades...

... conferences committee meetings which are scheduled during the week. But above all it can be an invigorating experience. Continuing professional development Conferences Recently, a long rail journey back from two conferences prompted reflections on the great contribution conferences make...

... and refreshing periods of my career (Michelle Brown, Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts British Library, was seconded to the University of London Library, Special Collections). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Archives Museums Libraries Training Continuing professional development An increased demand...

... Continuing professional development Librarianship Learning Nobody can guarantee lifetime employment. But there is a great deal you can do to improve the odds. The information profession is changing – fast. Developments in IT, knowledge management, flatter management structures, management...

...Laurel Anne Clyde Discusses the papers presented at the Fifth World Conference on Continuing Professional Development for the Library and Information Professions organised by the Round Table on Continuing Professional Development of IFLA held August 2002. They included theoretical discussions...

...Elizabeth McDermott Jane   Farmer , Fiona   Campbell . Continuing Professional Development and Career Success: Is There a Causal Relationship? . London : British Library   1998 . British Library Research and Innovation Report 112 © MCB UP Limited 1999...

...Elizabeth Doney Reports a study which investigated the attitudes of information and library staff in two parts of the ILS sector, the business and the academic, to continuing professional development. Interviews were held with 17 ILS workers, including training/development staff. Experience...