CAREER, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS – A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION-DOCUMENTATION TRANSFORMATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. FOREWORD 9
4. INTRODUCTION TO THE IFLA SATELLITE CONFERENCE 11
5. OWNING OUR FUTURE: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARIANS 17
6. Recruiting a New Generation
7. ISSUES IMPACTING RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES 32
8. WHAT IMPRESSIONS DO YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A CAREER? 46
9. SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A PROFESSION – THE COLOMBIAN PERSPECTIVE 61
10. RECRUITING ETHNIC MINORITIES INTO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION – A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE U.S. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM 71
11. Socializing, Mentoring, and Coaching
12. MENTORING PROGRAMS IN U.S. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES – A LITERATURE REVIEW 84
13. ROLES OF COACHING AND MENTORING IN ATTRACTING RECRUITS AND SOCIALIZING ENTRANTS TO THE PROFESSION 96
14. DEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH TO PARTNERING IN THE FORMAL MENTORING PROCESS 109
15. PEER COACHING FOR THE NEW LIBRARY 126
16. TRANSMISSION OF A PROFESSIONAL CULTURE: TRANSITION MENTORING 137
17. Four Generations in One Workplace
18. GENERATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR – PLAYING NICE BETWEEN MILLENNIALS AND BABY BOOMERS IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL STAFF 148
19. THE INTERNAL WORLD OF LIBRARIES AND THE CHALLENGE OF CIVILITY 158
20. WORKFORCE PLANNING: A CASE STUDY – INITIATIVES TO POSITION THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WORKFORCE TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS 171
21. Wanted: New Managers, New Leaders
22. GROWING NEXT GENERATION LIBRARY MANAGERS – ARE NEW LIBRARIANS RELUCTANT TO STEP INTO MANAGEMENT? 187
23. FUTURE LEADERS: WHAT DO THEY THINK? 202
24. KEY FACTORS IN DEVELOPING AS A LEADER – THE LIBRARY SCHOOL, SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 215
25. DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE – A WORKSHOP 223
26. SUCCESSION PLANNING AND PASSING ON LEADERSHIP – APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS 235
27. Keeping up with Changing Demands
28. STRATEGIES FOR RE-SKILLING THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION IN NIGERIA 245
29. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – ITS ROLE IN THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL AND QUALIFICATION LANDSCAPE OF THE INFORMATION PROFESSION; A CASE STUDY OF THE U.K. 260
30. E-TUTORSHIPS AND E-LEARNING – RE-SKILLING LIBRARIANS FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS 279
31. GATHERING LEADERSHIP MOMENTUM ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES – CREATING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE 289
32. THE SMART ONES – ONE-PERSON LIBRARIANS IN IRELAND AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 301
33. A UNESCO AGENCY OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL BORDERS 317
34. Evolving Career Trajectories
35. WOMEN’S CAREER PROGRESSION IN U.K. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES – ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT CHANGE 328
36. CAREER, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS – A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION-DOCUMENTATION TRANSFORMATION 342
37. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES FROM SPAIN – PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKFORCE ENTRY 355
38. THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS – JOB SEARCH IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 370
39. Education for the Profession – Critiques from the Field
40. TOWARDS A NEW LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL – REFLECTIONS ON THE QUALITY LEADERS PROJECT – YOUTH 382
41. SKILLS FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS – PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN NEW DELHI 391
42. PATHWAYS TO NEW ACADEMIC LIBRARY PRACTICES – SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORATION TOWARDS 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT 402