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Professional
Development
For Librarians
Caryn Anderson Information Resource Officer
U.S. Embassy Islamabad 31 January 2013 University of Peshawar
Professional Development for Librarians
Professional Development for Librarians
Professional
Development
Survive
Thrive
Action
To…
[ WHO ]
[ WHAT ]
[ HOW ]
[ WHY ]
[ WHEN ]
[ WHERE ]
Professional Development for Librarians
Professional
Development
WHY: Opportunity
WHO: Networks
WHAT: Learn & Contribute
HOW: Think, Act, Review
WHEN: Frequently
WHERE: Home & Away
Professional Development for Librarians
[ WHY: Opportunities]
Sources
Skills References
Experience Evidence that we are qualified
Knowledge that we can do
the work, confidence in
communication
Come from
people in our
loose networks
Recommendations from people
known to the people deciding
“My friend told me about this
scholarship and it sounded like
something you’d be interested in.”
“I have _____ in my activities
planning events for the Pakistan
Library Association.”
“In that situation, I would first
_____, then ____. But if there are
___ factors involved, I would
probably ____.”
“Well, if ____ recommends her then
that is good enough for me. She
must be qualified.”
Professional Development for Librarians
[ WHO: Develop Networks ]
Friends Juniors
Colleagues Organizations
Mentors
Get involved in
professional associations.
Join or form Special
Interest Groups. Volunteer
for working groups or
event committees.
Find someone you
admire and ask them
how they got where
they are
Mentor colleagues who
are newer to the field
than you are. “We teach
best what we most need
to learn.”
It is good to take
classes and
volunteer with a
couple of buddies
with similar interests.
Keep track of the
people you meet and
their interests and
expertise. Stay in
touch. Ask them for
help and help them.
Institutions Contribute actively to
your institution.
Volunteer for
committees. Mentor new
employees. Assist with
events.
Professional Development for Librarians
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Discussion Lists
Courses
Websites TED
ICISC
INALJ.com (US)
LISJobNet.com (UK)
Internet Public Library
Internet Librarian (Conf)
DOAJ.com
NGC4LIB – Next Generation Catalogs for Libraries
WEB4LIB – Web Services for Libraries
DIGLIB – Digital Libraries
SIGIA – ASIST Information Architecture SIG
ERIL – Electronic Resources in Libraries
SEPW – Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog
SYSLIB – Systems Librarianship
KM4DEV – Knowledge Management for Development
LIBJOBS – Library Jobs
Open Courseware
Continuing Education
(LIS schools)
Public lectures
W3C Schools
Lynda.com
Professional Development for Librarians
Online Publications Ariadne
Cites and Insights
D-Lib
dLIST
First Monday
Blogs
Jon’s Radio
Library Stuff
O’Reilly’s Radar
Resource Blog
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Websites TED
ICISC
INALJ.com (US)
LISJobNet.com (UK)
Internet Public Library
Internet Librarian (Conf)
DOAJ.com
Professional Development for Librarians
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Professional Development for Librarians
Online Publications Ariadne
Cites and Insights
D-Lib
dLIST
First Monday
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Professional Development for Librarians
Blogs
Jon’s Radio
Library Stuff
O’Reilly’s Radar
Resource Blog
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Courses Open Courseware
Continuing Education
(LIS schools)
Public lectures
W3C Schools
Lynda.com
Professional Development for Librarians
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Volunteer
Innovate
Write Scholarly articles
Best practices
Conference reports
Professional Development for Librarians
Train Calendars
Clearinghouses
Job sites
Newsletters
Publications
Events / Conferences
Working Groups
Advisory Groups
Courses
Workshops
Conference Sessions
Mentoring
[ WHAT: Learn & Contribute ]
Join Associations
PLA – Pakistan Library Association
ALA – American Library Association
ACRL – Association of College and
Research Libraries
ARL – Association of Research
Libraries
SLA – Special Libraries Association
ASIST – American Society for
Information Science & Technology
Medical Libraries
Law Libraries
Regional Librarian associations
Professional Development for Librarians
Join SIGs, Chapters
ASIST (example) • Arts & Humanities (AH)
• Bioinformatics (BIO) (Virtual)
• Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts (BWP) (virtual)
• Classification Research (CR)
• Critical Issues (CRIT) (virtual)
• Digital Libraries (DL)
• Education for Information Sci. (ED)
• Health Informatics (HLTH)
• History & Foundations of Information Science (HFIS)
• Human Computer Interaction (HCI) (virtual)
• Information Architecture (IA) (virtual)
• Information Needs, Seeking and Use (USE)
• Information Policy (IFP)
• International Information Issues (III)
• Knowledge Management (KM)
• Library Technologies (LT) (virtual)
• Management (MGT)
• Metrics (MET)
• Scientific & Technical Information (STI)
• Social Informatics (SI)
• Visualization, Images & Sound (VIS)
[ HOW: Think, Act, Review]
Professional Development for Librarians
PLAN IMPLEMENT MEASURE ADJUST
Direction, Resources
VIDIPATI: Vigilance, Discipline, Patience, Time
Connect, Learn, Contribute
Results vs. Goals/Outcomes
Modify Response, Repeat
Need More Information?
INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER – IRC Consulate General of the United States of America
Peshawar, Pakistan
091-5268800
http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov/irc http://www.facebook.com/peshawar.usconsulate
PeshawarIRC@State.Gov
Speaker:
Caryn Anderson Information Resource Officer
U.S. Embassy Islamabad AndersonCL@state.gov
Professional Development for Librarians
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