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Motivating mid‐career LIS professionals: the Aberystwyth experience

Judith Broady‐Preston (Judith Broady‐Preston is Lecturer, Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.)
Shannon Bell (Shannon Bell is Children’s Librarian, Denver Public Libraries, Wheelock, Vermont, USA.)

New Library World

ISSN: 0307-4803

Article publication date: 1 November 2001

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Abstract

Recent rapid changes in the LIS profession have forced realignment of organisational structures. Professional staff are no longer guaranteed opportunities for advancement, and the rate at which career plateaux are attained within LIS is accelerating. LIS professionals must, therefore, be proactive in seeking out continuing professional development. The Management of Library and Information Services programme offered via distance learning at the University of Wales Aberystwyth is the solution for many professionals to acquire both the skills and the academic credentials necessary to compete in the changing LIS marketplace.

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Broady‐Preston, J. and Bell, S. (2001), "Motivating mid‐career LIS professionals: the Aberystwyth experience", New Library World, Vol. 102 No. 10, pp. 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074800110408932

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