Professional Development Cycle: Expanding competencies and skills for the role of the librarian in digital access Jo Alcock Evidence Base
The Professional Development Cycle - Central Banking Training
Nov 11, 2014
In an age when researchers have a wealth of information at their fingertips via the internet, librarians need to show that their services are still valuable. Facilitating access to digital services, such as online databases and digital journal stores, may require librarians to acquire new skills, re-train and adapt their workflow. In this interactive workshop, the group will consider the new professional skills and competencies which librarians can benefit from, and discuss ways to plan, prioritise, participate in, record and reflect on professional development activities. Delegates will leave the session with ideas for developing new skills and competencies, and tools and techniques to support them.
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Professional Development Cycle: Expanding competencies and
skills for the role of the librarian in digital access
Jo Alcock Evidence Base
About meEvidence Based Researcher, Evidence Base at Birmingham City University
Internal research (e.g. surveys, focus groups)
External research (e.g. project evaluation, user engagement)
Training workshops (e.g. research skills, project management, improving productivity)
CILIP Future Skills Project Worker (part time secondment in 2013)
Professional Registration (Chartership and Revalidation)
Learning outcomesBy the end of this session, participants will:
Have considered competencies and skills relevant for librarians in the digital age
Be aware of tools and techniques to support professional development planning and prioritisation
Be able to consider a wide range of different types of professional development opportunities
Know methods of recording and reflecting on professional development
Competencies and skillsLibrarian competencies and skills in the digital age
CILIP Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB)
Library, information and knowledge technologies (12.2)
Social media and collaborative tools (12.4)
Digitisation (6.5)
Data analytics (3.4)
Digital literacy (8.3)
Service innovation, development and design (11.4)
Communicating with stakeholders (11.2)
Strategic marketing (11.1)
Demonstrating value (9.4)
Networking skills (12.6)
CILIP PKSB
As our environment changes so frequently, continuing professional development helps
ensure our skills and knowledge remain relevant.
Professional Development Cycle
Self analysisUnderstanding your current skills and knowledge
and considering where to improve
SWOT analysisReflect on your own strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats
Current CV and profilesAnalysing your current situation in terms of skills and experience
Job role analysisReflect on skills and knowledge required for current or future job
roles and identify areas for development
CILIP PKSBReflect on skills and knowledge required within profession and
identify areas for development
Development planningPlanning areas and activities to support
professional development
Regularly updated plan including areas for development, planned activities, intended outcome, and timescale
Development plan
Prioritising opportunitiesIdentifying the professional development opportunities with most potential benefit
Alignment with development priorities
Will it develop skills or knowledge that is a priority for you at the moment?
Could it enable you to develop skills or knowledge that could be of use to you in future?
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Benefits
Benefits for you
Developing skills
Improving knowledge
Broadening connections
Benefits for your employer
Enhance job performance
Improved job satisfactionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915512588
Your learning style
Does the activity suit your learning preferences?
Activist
Pragmatist
Theorist
Reflector
Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles/honey_mumford.html
Practicalities
Is the time commitment appropriate?
Is location suitable?
Are there any personal circumstances that may prevent you from participating?
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Participating in activitiesMaking the most of your
professional development activities
Before
Plan what you hope to get out of each activity:
Increased understanding?
Skill development?
Broader network?
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DuringMake notes:
Handwritten
Typed
Visual notes
Recorded
Review after event to ensure complete and accurate
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After
Make sure you keep a record of your notes somewhere (you may want to digitise for easy location in future)
Share with colleagues
Share with peers (social media, blogs)
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Recording and reflectingKeeping information up-to-date about the activities
and what you have learnt
Recording activitiesDesktop document (can use Dropbox to ensure access from multiple locations/devices)
Online document (e.g. Google Drive)
Online services
iDoneThis
CILIP Portfolio
Reflecting on activitiesWhat have you learnt?
How can you apply this in future?
Any follow-up actions?
Models of reflection
What? So what? Now what?
More on CPD23 Reflective Practice blog post
Professional Development Cycle
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