NPC2010: Taking Charge of your Continuing Professional Development

Taking Charge of your Continuing Professional

Development

Laura WoodsInformation AssistantDavies Arnold Cooper

What is CPD?

“...the conscious updating of professional knowledge and the improvement of professional competence...a commitment to being professional, keeping up-to-date and constantly seeking to improve” (Wikipedia, May 2010)

Why is CPD important?

It’s not your grandmother’s library

The nature of information is changing

CPD is vital for new professionals

Moving from academia to the “real world”

Finding your first professional level post

Barriers to keeping up with CPD

Tips for negotiating funding

What’s in it for them?

Share and share alike

CPD on a budget

Professional literature

Professional journalshttp://www.cilip.org.uk/membership/benefits/informed/online-databases/Pages/default.aspx

Library and librarian blogshttp://uklibraryblogs.pbworks.com/

Professional Bodies

“If you put five librarians in a room, within three hours you'll get at least three associations, five committees, six meetings, and one manifesto” – Stephen Abram

Job shadowing and visits to other libraries

Build links within your department

Learn how other libraries in your sector deal with the same issues

Learn what issues affect libraries in other sectors

Attending events virtually

But all the good events are in...• London• America• any place I don’t live!

Awards and bursaries

Apply for everything!https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=LIS-AWARDS

Seize the initiative!

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