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I have been appointed to the temporary post of Library Staff Development
Adviser at the University of Cambridge.
The aim of this three-month post is to take practical steps to improve the
profile and content of library career development and training in
Cambridge, as well as to ensure that existing opportunities can be
exploited to the best advantage.
I am looking for evidence of best practice on several issues affecting
training and development across the academic library sector. Please could
employees of other universities consider and answer the following questions
for me. I will summarize the responses for the list(s). I have looked
through the archives of lis-link and lis-cilip-reg for information on these
issues already, but not found what I need to know.
By "institution" I mean your university, HE / FE college etc. By your
"library" I mean the library you work in. Please forward this email to
anybody especially dedicated to library staff development and training in
your institution.
CHARTERED MEMBERSHIP OF CILIP
-Are you permitted time off to study for / write up your submission to the
Chartership Board, or to visit other relevant libraries as part of your
Route A or B training? If so, how much and under what circumstances?
-Does your institution or library fund your submission fees for application
to the Chartership Board?
-Does your institution or library pay for your subscription fees for
membership of CILIP?
-Does your salary increase upon your admission to the Register?
-Where does the money given for any of the above actually come from?
-Does your institution offer any other benefits relating to Chartership or
CILIP, or other professional organizations?
DISTANCE LEARNING, AND PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY QUALIFICATIONS
-Are you permitted time off from work to attend courses in part-time
Library / Information Science qualifications at postgraduate level, or to
attend study / summer schools for distance learning courses at postgraduate
level?
-Do you have to meet the fees for such courses yourself, or does your
institution (part or totally) fund it? If so, how, and in what circumstances?
-How is any time away from work in the library managed in terms of covering
issue desks in particular, or in terms of your work in general?
-Which courses as above are you attending or have you attended?
-Why did you choose to attend a course part-time or by distance learning,
as opposed to a full-time taught course?
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
-Does your institution have a department or post dedicated to organizing
and developing library staff training and development?
-If yes, are they part-time or full-time, for example, and how are they
funded?
-What are the benefits of such a department or post? Do they cover user
education too?
-How does your institution or library cover the work of staff released to
attend courses etc.?
-How is funding for attendance at external courses met?
-Does your institution or library meet any travel or subsistence costs
incurred while attending external courses?
-Do external course providers come to visit your library or institution?
Who arranges this?
Any information you can give me will be most helpful. I look forward to
hearing from you.
With kind regards,
Clair
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Ms Clair M. Castle MCLIP
Library Staff Development Adviser (Temporary)
University of Cambridge
c/o Faculty of Law
10 West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DZ
Tel. (01223) (3)30075 (direct + answerphone)
Fax. (01223) (3)30055
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