As people working in the information industry, the ‘digital divide’ is an important issue that many of you will be aware of. The concept refers to the gap between those with opportunities to access information and communications technologies (ICTs), such as the internet, and those without such access (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). While […]
Throughout history, and in contemporary society, Libraries have always been depositories of society’s ideas. They are a beacon of democracy and social justice, providing equality for all people to access information. It is not surprising then, that many libraries have been deliberately destroyed as a form of ‘cultural cleansing’ – in an attempt by particular […]
As a participant of two rounds (2105A and B) of the International Librarian Peer Mentoring program, I experienced the magic that this program had unleashed- the magic of connections. These connections not only brought the world of Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals closer for me, but connected the global LIS community in terms […]
Last year, by happenstance, I discovered the International Librarians Network, and was fortunate to be a participant in their Spring 2015 Peer Mentoring Program. I found this to be an amazing experience. This past February, I had the honor of being accepted as a Content Officer for the program and have been writing blog posts […]
This year I graduated from being a participant in the ILN peer mentoring program, to working behind the scenes in helping the program to come together. Having been a part of the ILN since 2014, I was keen to give back to a program that I had so enjoyed being a part of. I have […]
As our discussion topic on professional development comes to a close, I would like to take a moment to thank our guest curator Kate Davis and the wonderful team from the QUT Information Studies Group. They have provided the ILN community with much food for thought. Over the last two weeks we’ve seen some robust discussions […]
Congratulations to all of our current program participants! You have reached the final stage of the program. We hope that over the last four months you’ve learned something new about another part of the world, and about libraries. We hope that you were able to share experiences and ideas with your ILN partner. Most of […]
The ILN blog has been taken over by the team from the QUT Information Studies Group to guest curate a discussion topic on professional development. Today’s post is by Kate Davis who has coordinated the series: A couple of days ago, we had a comment on one of our posts about balancing work, PD and parenting when […]
For the next two weeks the QUT Information Studies group has taken over the ILN Blog to discuss professional development. I don’t want to just talk about the skills you need as an academic and what key competencies need to be in your professional development portfolio. If I were doing that I’d just be talking […]
The ILN Blog has been taken over by the team from the QUT Information Studies Group to guest curate a discussion topic on Professional Development. Today’s post is by Sue Hutley, the Director of Library Services at QUT Library: Professional development: it’s my responsibility. Lots of people say that, but what might it look like […]