Archive for 'Professional Development'
Sorry But You Can’t Have It All
I recently gave a keynote talk at a meeting of a statewide library directors group. I called the talk “The Search for Tomorrow’s Library Leaders in A ‘Dissin’ the Director’ Landscape” and part of the talk referred back to some previous ACRLog posts on leadership and library directors. I mentioned some of the reasons that [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 24th, 2008 under Administration/Leadership, Professional Development.
Comments: 11
My Thoughts on ACRL’s Springboard Event
Today was an important day in the history of ACRL. Even from my newly-minted librarian perspective, I can recognize this as a momentous occasion. ACRL listened to the needs of their members and offered their first ever free webcast. Only members were able to participate in the webcast, something that I think is completely reasonable. [...]
Posted by Melissa Mallon on April 2nd, 2008 under ACRL News, Professional Development.
Comments: 7
What Is The Value In An LIS Technology Course
As a part-time library science educator I pay attention to trends in LIS education. A notable one is the increase in courses that spend an entire semester introducing students to web 2.0 and other trend technologies. I ask ACRLog readers, many of whom are the future employers of LIS students, if this seems like [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 1st, 2008 under LIS Education, Professional Development, Technology Issues.
Comments: 17
You Do Read Some Of Those Journals
Thanks to everyone who took 2 minutes or so to complete the completely unscientific survey instrument I created to capture some information about your reading habits when it comes to scholarly journals targeted to academic librarians. I learned that some of you do read these journals. Given the number of ACRLog’s overall readers the number [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 17th, 2008 under Professional Development.
Comments: 18
The Beauty Of A Practitioner’s Conference
When most librarians are asked what most motivates them to attend a library conference, I believe two responses rise to the top of the list: (1) the opportunity to meet with colleagues and (2) acquiring practical information that can be applied on the job. I tend to agree, although I’m not opposed to occasionally spending [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 11th, 2008 under Conference Blogging, Professional Development.
Comments: 3