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Practical Tips for Developing Your Staff

By Tracey Pratchett and Gil Young - Editor
Series: PTLIP Practical Tips for Library and Information Professionals
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Practical Tips for Developing Your Staff provides innovative and tested strategies for library and information professionals to effectively manage continuing professional development (CPD) within limited budgets and time constraints. Covering topics such as personal development planning, appraisals, performance management, funding, formal and informal training, social media use, mentoring, and networking, this guide supports managers and individuals in fostering career growth and aligning goals with organisational objectives.
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Ideal for library and information professionals responsible for managing, mentoring, and training staff, as well as individuals seeking to independently manage their own CPD.

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This book offers innovative tips and tried-and-tested best practice to enable library and knowledge workers to take control of professional development regardless of the budget and time available to them.

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This book offers innovative tips and tried-and-tested best practice to enable library and knowledge workers to take control of professional development regardless of the budget and time available to them. Continuing professional development (CPD) is a key component of a successful and satisfying career.

Part of the Practical Tips for Library and Information Professionals series, Practical Tips for Developing Your Staff offers a wide range of ideas and methods for all library and information professionals to manage the development of those who work for and with them. You will find flexible tips and implementation advice on topics including:

  • Enabling others to plan, reflect on and evaluate their personal development
  • Appraisals and goal setting: linking personal objectives to organisational objectives
  • Performance management
  • Sourcing funding to attend and run events
  • Planning formal development activities such as courses and conferences
  • Accessing informal activities
  • Using social media as a development tool
  • Role of professional bodies and networks
  • Mentoring, buddying and coaching
  • Networking

Readership: All library and information professionals who have responsibility for managing, mentoring, and training staff and individuals wishing to manage their own CPD.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783300181

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Contributors:

  • With Carol Brooks
  • With Lisa Jeskins
  • With Helen Monagle
  • LIHNN Library and Health Information Network North West

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Gil Young - Editor Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: PTLIP Practical Tips for Library and Information Professionals Tracey Pratchett

About the Author

Tracey Pratchett has a flexible and innovative approach to developing both herself and others within her team. She has worked in the health sector for 9 years as a Clinical Librarian, and for the past year as the Knowledge and Library Services Manager at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Prior to this Tracey worked in both further education and public libraries. Many of the tips in this book have been used by Tracey to develop her current role and to benefit her team. As the joint project lead for the MAP (Making Alignment a Priority) toolkit (https://maptoolkit.wordpress.com/), and a member of the Knowledge for Healthcare Metrics Working Group, Tracey enjoys sharing learning and developing staff through both informal and formal networks.

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