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Notes: Predictors for Success: Hiring and Developing Library Professionals

Lesley Farmer, California State University Long Beach

Dr. Farmer gave a presentation on a study she did on the critical factors that lead to success. She discussed academic preparation, the timeline of the career (the first few years can be difficult), expectations of work, and succession planning.
Here research focused on teacher-librarians (I’m assuming school media, but [...]

investing in your professional future

I’ve been thinking a lot about professional involvement lately. This is for a number of reasons: for a little while I wasn’t doing much except floating proposals… so now I’m doing a lot as a result of those proposals, I’m beginning to wonder where my free time has gone because I’m as busy with [...]