Librarian Career Development: Volume 1 Issue 3
Table of contents
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS: INFORMATION WORKERS, SKILLS AND FUTURES
M. Clare NankivellReports on the experiences of recently qualified library andinformation workers who work in a different field, taking its findingsfrom the Class of ′88 National Cohort Study of…
MAKING A SWAP: MAKING THE MOST OF SECONDMENTS
Beryl MorrisProvides support and information for those who might be interestedin going on secondment or encouraging it in their organizations.Includes practical details which need to be…
EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY: AN ACCOUNT OF AN EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE EXPERIMENT AT PROFESSIONAL AND PARA‐PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
Roy KirkDescribes first a local professional exchange of experienceexperiment for a period of one week. Outlines personal aims and gives asummary of the benefits and problems. Goes on to…
’I WAS JUST A CATALOGUER UNTIL I DISCOVERED SECONDMENT’: THE PRACTICALITIES OF THE SMIRNOFF FACTOR IN A LIBRARIAN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Marigold CleeveSecondment can be a major turning point in a librarian′s careerdevelopment and a cost‐effective method of management training. It isessential that a secondment can be properly…
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM AN AFRICAN POINT OF VIEW
Peter Havard‐WilliamsStresses the organization of continuing education to promoteprofessional development in Africa. The LIS profession has been helpedby willing donors who have done much for…
CERTIFICATE IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Penny SimmondsDescribes the qualification of the Certificate in Training andDevelopment and evaluates why this proved beneficial to the professionaldevelopment of the author. One of the…