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“New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“

“New Librarians Global Connection: best practices, models and recommendations“ is a new series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, models of library associations and library schools working with new professionals, and groups by and for librarians. The free webinars are presented by IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning  and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group in partnership with the American Library Association.

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April 10, 2012

2:00 p.m. CST
3:00 p.m. EST
9:00 p.m. CET  (21:00 Central European Time)
7:00 a.m. EDT (next day)
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Instructions for Registration:  https://ala.ilinc.com/register/cjzjtzj

Speakers:

Kay Raseroka, University Librarian, University of Botswana. IFLA President 2003-2005. Highlighting the topics: Mentoring, best practices, pros and cons of different approaches such as peer-to-peer, classical mentor-mentee relationships and much more.

Maureen Sullivan, ALA President Elect. Program Facilitator, ALA Emerging Leaders Program, a model of a library association’s work with new professionals.

Mace Ojala and Jukka Pennanen, Founders of Cycling for Libraries. Featuring a group by and for librarians.

Forum der New Professionals: “Innovationsförderung im Arbeitsalltag”

Der Mai ist noch ein wenig hin und mit ihm die größte Zusammenkunft von BibliothekarInnen auf deutschem Boden (schon zum 101. Mal), diesmal gehts an die Nordsee. In der  wunderschönen Hansestadt Hamburg werden sich auch viele New Professionals (auch BerufseinsteigerInnen genannt) einfinden und über die Zukunft reden.

Organisiert wird dieses Event (das für die New Professionals, Donnerstag, 24.05.2012 16:00-18:00, Saal 7) unter anderem von unserem NPSIG Convenor Sebastian.

“Innovationsförderung im Arbeitsalltag”

Wie bereits in den letzten Jahren richtet sich das “Forum der New Professionals” besonders an BerufseinsteigerInnen und jene, denen der Berufseinstieg kurz bevorsteht. Thematisch steht dabei diesmal das Umsetzen im Studium oder in der Ausbildung erlernter innovativer Inhalte und Arbeitsmethoden im Arbeitsalltag im Fokus der Veranstaltung. Ausgehend von zwei Impulsreferaten einer Führungskraft und eines New Professionals sollen dabei zum einen bibliothekarische Arbeitsbereiche ausgelotet werden, die sich derzeit methodisch stark im Umbruch befinden – als Beispiel sei hier etwa auf das Metadaten Management oder die zunehmende Automatisierung in der Sacherschließung hingewiesen – und somit eines aktuell erworbenen Know-Hows besonders bedürfen. Zum anderen sollen auch mögliche Probleme und Herausforderungen zur Sprache kommen, die ein Zusammentreffen von “Neu” und “Etabliert” mit sich bringen kann. Welche Rolle spielen Innovationsförderung und damit einhergehend Changemanagement im heutigen bibliothekarischen Berufsalltag? Wie können BerufseinsteigerInnen ihre mitgebrachten Vorstellungen und Ansprüche als “Neulinge” im Job erfolgreich einbringen und dabei die Organisationskultur ihrer Arbeitsstelle konstruktiv mitgestalten? Die Impulsreferate können hier nicht mehr als Schlaglichter darstellen und sollen im Anschluss durch Diskussion und Erfahrungsaustausch im Plenum ergänzt werden.

Impulsreferate:

• Yvonne Friese: ZBW Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
• Kristin Futterlieb: Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften, Göttingen

Wir sehn uns auf dem 101. Deutscher Bibliothekar(Innen)tag “Bibliotheken – Tore zur Welt des Wissens”, Hamburg 22. – 25. Mai 2012.

Eine steife Brise wünsch ich.

Library 2.012 October 3-5. 2012

The Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference will be held October 3 – 5. The conference will be online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and free to attend! The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor.Sign up on this site to be kept informed! 

Like last years Library 2.011 conference surely there will be involvement from New Professionals this year, too.

Especially in the Topic No. 2: “Librarians & Information Professionals – Evolving Professional Roles in Today’s World” New Professionals having a field day, besides of all the other topics.

• Library and Information professional careers in a networked and changing world
• Applying library and information science skills in a non library environment
• Advocacy and building influence (professionally and institutionally)
• Kinds of leadership skills needed in libraries in the 21st century

You may also consider submitting your own presentation. This global conference presents a unique opportunity to showcase the excellent research and work that you do every day. Everyone is welcome to submit a talk proposal, and scheduling slots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Start preparing now, so you’ll be ready when the call for presentation proposals comes out on May 1.

The Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference is free to attend and open to the public. To participate in the conference and receive news and updates, please join the Library 2.0 Ning Network by clicking “Sign up” located on the upper right side of the web page.

The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science is a founding partner of the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference. The nationally ranked school offers two fully online master’s degrees, a fully online certificate program, and a doctoral program: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA), Post-Master’s Certificate in Library and Information Science, and the San Jose Gateway PhD Program.

Happy virtual conferencing.

Library 2.011 revisited

Remember the  Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference from last year? Well, if not, now you can watch the recordings of your favorite Session.

How about “Successful paths for new librarians: best practices, models and recommendations” from our one and only Loida Garcia-Febo. Together with  Prof. Dr. Claudia Lux, IFLA Past President and Director General of the Foundation Central and Regional Library Berlin and Anca Rapeanu, Cristina Vaileanu, Monica Avram from IREX, Biblionet Romania they talked about Best practices and recommendations from worldwide library senior professionals and tested and proven models for new librarians.

Abstract:

This session presents best practices, models and recommendations to help new librarians develop their careers. It speaks to the concerns experienced by new professionals regarding rapidly changing skills to help them secure jobs. Additionally, strategies for successful education paths and participation in library associations are also included. Attendees will walk away with practical ideas to tailor to their own needs and situations. Often new librarians express their desire to know ‘how others made it.’ Daily, we can read blog posts and messages asking what is needed to find a job, to be part of a committee at a library association, and how to interact within various library environments. This webinar will explore answers to these, and will direct attendees to tested and proved resources. A Q&A section is included to encourage conversation between speakers and attendees. The program is presented by IFLA Continuing Professional Development in the Workplace and Learning (CPDWL) and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG).

Now you can watch a recording via Blackboard Collaborate.

Great Talk.

The Social Learning Summit – April 21st, 2012

We are very pleased to announce the call for participation for the worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit, a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 and the Discovery Educator Network, on Saturday, April 21st, 2012. This is a free event, with a focus on inclusion and participation.

The conference theme is the use of social media and Web 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the conference URL is http://www.SocialLearningSummit.com. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please make sure you are a member here at Classroom 2.0. This will also allow you to correspond with the presenters and other members, and to comment on sessions and discussions.The call for presentations is open and is HERE. Presentations proposals that have been submitted already can be seen HERE.

Sessions will be 30 minutes in length, and can focus on practical classroom application or pedagogical frameworks or both. Please do not submit a session if your are a vendor or a vendor representative. While presentation proposals will be accepted through April 7th, session acceptances will start to be issued on March 26th, at which time presenters will be given a chance to use a scheduling calendar to pick an available time to present. All sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate (previously Elluminate), and training sessions will be available both “live” and in recorded form.

We particularly encourage those who are working on (or have completed!) chapters or the 5th-anniversary Classroom 2.0 book project to present, and for those presenting to consider producing a book chapter! Because this adds preparation time, we are extending the book chapter deadline from this Thursday, March 15th, to the date of the conference, April 21st. For those who have already submitted their chapters (and what a great batch we have received so far!), we’ll arrange some special treatment for you as a reward for your good work!

See you online!

IFLA Journal Vol. 38, No. 1

You can find some interesting articles from last years WLIC2011 in San Juan in the latest  IFLA Journal: Volume 38, No. 1 (March 2012).

like:

• Professional development, values and strategy – the means for building strong libraries for the future!
  • Catharina Isberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
  • page: 35
  • Abstract: The library and information sector is undergoing massive change. In a changing world we must create environments that promote strong development to ensure a viable future and a library that provides benefits to all our customers. Professional development is an essential component of this environment. It must be in line with the organization’s strategy and values. Changes in customer expectations, behavior and technological development make it even more important to form the library’s identity and prioritize our activities. Values, strategy and professional development go hand in hand with the development process. Staff participation in the development process produces a climate that is creative and a means of ensuring success in the future. At the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences University Library we have worked with professional development, strategy and values as well as the concepts of staff empowerment and leadership. This effort has included all staff members and the results have been excellent.
• Developing leadership competencies in librarians
  • Mary Wilkins Jordan, Simmons College
  • page: 37
  • Abstract: What makes a good director? How does a librarian know she has the competencies needed to be an effective manager-leader? How does the library board or community know what to look for in a director? What should the library profession look for in their rising managers? There are not clear answers to these questions right now. But development of a set of research-based competencies will give answers to these questions, and will give a foundation for other research-based ideas to be developed to assist manager-leaders in the library. The research objective for this study is to refine a set of competencies, identified from the literature, through the opinions of current public library directors. The development of manager/leaders in the library world is too important to be left to chance. Using a research-based set of competencies as a foundation should help in the development of training opportunities for librarians who wish to be successful in their positions as directors.

And many more. Have a look.