Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession (2009)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Table of Contents
• FOREWORD
• INTRODUCTION TO THE IFLA SATELLITE CONFERENCE
• OWNING OUR FUTURE: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARIANS
Recruiting a New Generation
• ISSUES IMPACTING RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
• WHAT IMPRESSIONS DO YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A CAREER?
• SOCIAL REPRESENTATION OF LIBRARIANSHIP AS A PROFESSION – THE COLOMBIAN PERSPECTIVE
• RECRUITING ETHNIC MINORITIES INTO THE LIBRARY PROFESSION – A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE U.S. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM
Socializing, Mentoring, and Coaching
• MENTORING PROGRAMS IN U.S. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES – A LITERATURE REVIEW
• ROLES OF COACHING AND MENTORING IN ATTRACTING RECRUITS AND SOCIALIZING ENTRANTS TO THE PROFESSION
• DEVELOPING A NEW APPROACH TO PARTNERING IN THE FORMAL MENTORING PROCESS
• PEER COACHING FOR THE NEW LIBRARY
• TRANSMISSION OF A PROFESSIONAL CULTURE: TRANSITION MENTORING
Four Generations in One Workplace
• GENERATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR – PLAYING NICE BETWEEN MILLENNIALS AND BABY BOOMERS IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL STAFF
• THE INTERNAL WORLD OF LIBRARIES AND THE CHALLENGE OF CIVILITY
• WORKFORCE PLANNING: A CASE STUDY – INITIATIVES TO POSITION THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WORKFORCE TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS
Wanted: New Managers, New Leaders
• GROWING NEXT GENERATION LIBRARY MANAGERS – ARE NEW LIBRARIANS RELUCTANT TO STEP INTO MANAGEMENT?
• FUTURE LEADERS: WHAT DO THEY THINK?
• KEY FACTORS IN DEVELOPING AS A LEADER – THE LIBRARY SCHOOL, SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
• DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE – A WORKSHOP
• SUCCESSION PLANNING AND PASSING ON LEADERSHIP – APPROACHES FOR LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS
Keeping up with Changing Demands
• STRATEGIES FOR RE-SKILLING THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSION IN NIGERIA
• CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – ITS ROLE IN THE CHANGING EDUCATIONAL AND QUALIFICATION LANDSCAPE OF THE INFORMATION PROFESSION; A CASE STUDY OF THE U.K.
• E-TUTORSHIPS AND E-LEARNING – RE-SKILLING LIBRARIANS FOR INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
• GATHERING LEADERSHIP MOMENTUM ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES – CREATING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
• THE SMART ONES – ONE-PERSON LIBRARIANS IN IRELAND AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• A UNESCO AGENCY OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS GEOGRAPHICAL AND GENERATIONAL BORDERS
Evolving Career Trajectories
• WOMEN’S CAREER PROGRESSION IN U.K. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES – ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT CHANGE
• CAREER, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS – A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMATION-DOCUMENTATION TRANSFORMATION
• LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE GRADUATES FROM SPAIN – PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND WORKFORCE ENTRY
• THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS – JOB SEARCH IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Education for the Profession – Critiques from the Field
• TOWARDS A NEW LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL – REFLECTIONS ON THE QUALITY LEADERS PROJECT – YOUTH
• SKILLS FOR FUTURE AND CURRENT LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS – PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN NEW DELHI
• PATHWAYS TO NEW ACADEMIC LIBRARY PRACTICES – SOUTH AFRICAN EXPLORATION TOWARDS 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT