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University of Wollongong Library preparing recent graduates for a professional career in librarianship

Wright, Lynne and Lombardi, Jo-Anne (2006) University of Wollongong Library preparing recent graduates for a professional career in librarianship. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 257-262, Singapore.

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Abstract

A strategic approach to succession planning, a commitment to the profession of librarianship and a genuine desire to provide authentic learning opportunities for students committed to postgraduate studies in librarianship, resulted in an innovative professional cadetship program being established at the University of Wollongong Library. The program development, overview and preliminary evaluations will be shared in this paper.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:Professional internship program
Subjects:Training
Library and Information Science Education
ID Code:1390
Deposited On:24 May 2007
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