A list of resources for librarians of any persuasion (school, public, academic, special, etc.) In no particular order.
Newbies, start your journey here:
- Continuing Professional Development — what it means, where to find it (from the LIS dept at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Charting Your Course - Taking Control of Your Professional Development, by Zahra M. Baird (from LISjobs.com)
More resources:
- BCR Free Friday Forums
- Web Junction - an online community for library staff
- Info Career Trends — professional development newsletter from LISjobs.com
- LIScareer.com — the library & information science professional’s career development center
- Career development resources for information professionals (from Special Libraries Association, Toronto Chapter)
- Beyond the Job — articles, job-hunting advice, professional development opportunities, etc.
- SirsiDynix Institute — free web seminars in mp3 format
- OPAL: Online Programs for All — free web seminars via VOIP, chat, etc.
- LISNews.org – library and information science news
- Continuous learning: making it a priority without breaking the bank (from TechEssence.info)
EDIT 6/17/2008:
Here’s one more resource, from my alma mater!
- University of North Texas Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) — They offer inexpensive courses, and a handy tracking system to document all your hard work in continuing ed (whether you take classes with them or elsewhere!)
Hi Michelle,
Would you please add the University of North Texas Lifelong Education @ Desktop (LE@D) to your list of online continuing education resources. LE@D offers more than 40 online courses, primarily for librarians, at a cost of $20 or less. Many states and systems pay for the courses for their members.
An added bonus is the Staff Development Solutions Toolkit which includes a Planner that tracks continuing education courses (online or face-to-face) for anyone who registers - at no cost - and they don’t even have to take a LE@D course to use it.
Please visit http://www.leadonline.info We have more than 20,000 users from around the world.
Thank you.
Dr. Arlita Harris
Comment by Arlita Harris — May 24, 2008 @ 6:30 am
Thank you for the links!
- Segan
Comment by segan123 — July 8, 2008 @ 9:36 am