Tag Archives for Staff Training
New Skills for the Academic Library Workforce: The Canadian Experience
The following paper will document the progress made by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) over the last 15 years to help the nation’s academic library workforce meet the new expectations. The paper will begin with some high level … Continue reading
Exploring the efficacy of training and development for liaison librarians at Deakin University, Australia
Australian universities are operating in a complex, dynamic and competitive global market. Increasingly university administrations are seeking the competitive edge over rival institutions. In order to support their institution’s strategic agenda and maintain their relevance to their institution, libraries will … Continue reading
NDSA Releases 2017 Digital Preservation Staffing Survey Report and Dataset
The report summarizes the results of the 2017 survey, including information on participants type of organization and size, as well as information on how organizations view their digital preservation organization and staffing situation, and ideas about staffing qualifications and training … Continue reading
Learning Leaders: Mark Lassoff and Coding, Design Skills (Interview)
“If we’re truly going to be professionals, we’ve got to use professional tools; that is one of the steps of creating professional digital content. The other is really skilling up and learning the techniques—the design, not just the instructional design … Continue reading
Enhancing the research and publication efforts of health sciences librarians via an academic writing retreat (Case Studies)
This case study describes the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) initiative to develop an academic writing retreat for members who sought the necessary time and support to advance their research projects toward publication. Read More
Building Research Competencies in Canadian Academic Libraries: The CARL Librarians’ Research Institute
This article overviews work by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) to build the workforce competencies and capacity of academic librarians in respect of librarian research skills. CARL’s Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) is reviewed and evaluated as a case … Continue reading