the importance of cpd and networking: findings from a survey of new professionals
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NLPN: The importance of CPD & Networking
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how it startedIn 2012 the four co-founders travelled to London for the CILIP
New Professionals Day. The day promoted being proactive
about your own professional development. We recognised, at
the time, how important but also how difficult this would be for
those based outside of London.
O U R S T O R Y
"Abeille-bee" by Emmanuel Boutet licensed under the CC Attribution-share alike 2.5 generic license
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Face to face events, conferences, camps, workshops, journal
articles, books, social media, webinars, blogs, #chats
Types of CPD available
L E T ' S T A L K A B O U T C P D
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Confidence
Building & developing
relationships
SkillsProject work,
communication, team
work
EngagementDevelops a wider
knowledge base &
enthusiasm
Organising and attending events are two ways to enhance
your CPD. There are benefits to both.
H O W C P D C A N H E L P Y O U
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Job
shadowingLaunched on our blog in early 2017 after
Penny Andrews gave us the idea.
Opportunity to:
Network
Discover a new sector
Blog about the
experience!
Not just for new professionals or students. You
could benefit by either shadowing or being
shadowed
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We surveyed 100 new library
professionals and 4 new library
professional networks to gain an
insight into the connection between
social media and independent
CPD.
O U R R E S E A R C H
Monag le H & F i nnegan A (20 16 ) Use o f soc ia l med ia by new l i b ra r y p ro fes s iona l s :
ou tcomes f rom a UK su r vey . Jou rna l o f L ib ra r y and I n fo rmat ion Sc ience .
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91%U S E S O C I A L
M E D I A T O S U P P O R T C P D
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Top tier85% used Twitter
51% Linked In
Mid-tier31% used Facebook
8% Pinterest
5% Google+
Other14% selected
other
Social media and face-to-face CPD can be used to complement
each other. Our research looked into the benefits of social media as
a CPD platform
P O P U L A R I T YNLPN
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It's free - 74%
My peers use it - 70%
Not location driven - 56%
I enjoy it - 56%
Other - 35%
5 R E A S O N S
W H Y
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87% - Professional news
81% - Event Information
56% - Blog posts by peers
53% - Job adverts
21% - Bursary adverts
11% - Other e.g. Peer to peer support
P R E F E R R E D C O N T E N T
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" H I L A R I O U S L I B R A R Y P H O T O S "
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Questions @NLPN_
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