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Continuing Professional Development
A Guide for Information Professionals
1st Edition - November 30, 2004
Author: Alan Brine
Paperback ISBN:9781843340812
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Hardback ISBN:9781843340829
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eBook ISBN:9781780630724
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This book helps information professionals in their continuing professional development (CPD). The book shows them how to examine their own skills and plan their development over a… Read more
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This book helps information professionals in their continuing professional development (CPD). The book shows them how to examine their own skills and plan their development over a period of time. It also helps them to focus on their career path and begin the acquisition of skills necessary for the route they wish to follow in information work. The book is set against the background of CPD being an essential part of the modern information professional’s career planning. Employers are certain to be able to choose between a number of qualified personnel for every available post. Those individuals that have a proven track record of skills development in both their personal and professional skills are more employable.
Focuses on analysing skills and planning skills acquisition
Helps the development of a portfolio for recording skills
Shows how to create or find programmes for development
Information professionals
Introduction; Skills, strengths and weaknesses; Using portfolios to record professional development; Programmes for development; Support for the developing information professional; Continuing career development; Summary.
No. of pages: 192
Language: English
Published: November 30, 2004
Imprint: Chandos Publishing
Paperback ISBN: 9781843340812
Hardback ISBN: 9781843340829
eBook ISBN: 9781780630724
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Alan Brine
Alan Brine is Library Systems and IT Manager at De Montfort University. He was formerly Manager for the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centre for Information Science at Loughborough University.