Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- The authors
- List of abbreviations
- Series Editor's introduction
- Introduction
- Section 1 Theories
- Section 2 Infrastructure
- Section 3 Activities and tools
- 34 Action learning sets
- 35 Apprentices, graduate trainees and work placements
- 36 Awards
- 37 Buddying
- 38 CILIP qualifications
- 39 CILIP qualifications – revalidation
- 40 Coaching
- 41 Collaborative working
- 42 Communities of practice – internal
- 43 Communities of practice – external
- 44 Conferences – attending
- 45 Conferences – organizing
- 46 Conferences – posters
- 47 Conferences – presenting
- 48 Conferences – sharing the learning
- 49 Conferences – volunteering
- 50 Conferences – workshops
- 51 Conferences – writing proposals for papers
- 52 CVs
- 53 Exchange of Experience events, TeachMeets and Unconferences
- 54 Formal qualifications
- 55 Funding for CPD
- 56 Group conversations
- 57 Job rotation
- 58 Learning logs and journals
- 59 Meetings – attending
- 60 Meetings – chairing
- 61 Meetings – note taking
- 62 Mentoring – external
- 63 Mentoring – peer
- 64 Minutes of madness
- 65 MOOCs
- 66 Networks
- 67 Networks – setting up
- 68 Networks – running
- 69 Personal development plans
- 70 Presentations – general tips
- 71 Professional membership
- 72 Projects
- 73 Project management tools
- 74 Reflection – facilitating
- 75 Reflective practice
- 76 Reflective writing
- 77 Research activities
- 78 Secondments
- 79 Shadowing
- 80 Social media
- 81 SWOT analysis
- 82 Time management
- 83 Time management tools
- 84 Training courses – attending
- 85 Training courses – commissioning
- 86 Training courses – planning, delivering and evaluating
- 87 Twitter
- 88 Twitter chats
- 89 VLEs
- 90 Visits
- 91 Volunteering
- 92 Webinars
- 93 Writing blog posts
- 94 Writing business cases
- 95 Writing case studies
- 96 Writing e-mails
- 97 Writing journal articles
- 98 Writing newsletters
- 99 Writing procedures
- 100 Writing project plans
- 101 Writing reports
- Index
66 - Networks
from Section 3 - Activities and tools
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2018
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgements
- The authors
- List of abbreviations
- Series Editor's introduction
- Introduction
- Section 1 Theories
- Section 2 Infrastructure
- Section 3 Activities and tools
- 34 Action learning sets
- 35 Apprentices, graduate trainees and work placements
- 36 Awards
- 37 Buddying
- 38 CILIP qualifications
- 39 CILIP qualifications – revalidation
- 40 Coaching
- 41 Collaborative working
- 42 Communities of practice – internal
- 43 Communities of practice – external
- 44 Conferences – attending
- 45 Conferences – organizing
- 46 Conferences – posters
- 47 Conferences – presenting
- 48 Conferences – sharing the learning
- 49 Conferences – volunteering
- 50 Conferences – workshops
- 51 Conferences – writing proposals for papers
- 52 CVs
- 53 Exchange of Experience events, TeachMeets and Unconferences
- 54 Formal qualifications
- 55 Funding for CPD
- 56 Group conversations
- 57 Job rotation
- 58 Learning logs and journals
- 59 Meetings – attending
- 60 Meetings – chairing
- 61 Meetings – note taking
- 62 Mentoring – external
- 63 Mentoring – peer
- 64 Minutes of madness
- 65 MOOCs
- 66 Networks
- 67 Networks – setting up
- 68 Networks – running
- 69 Personal development plans
- 70 Presentations – general tips
- 71 Professional membership
- 72 Projects
- 73 Project management tools
- 74 Reflection – facilitating
- 75 Reflective practice
- 76 Reflective writing
- 77 Research activities
- 78 Secondments
- 79 Shadowing
- 80 Social media
- 81 SWOT analysis
- 82 Time management
- 83 Time management tools
- 84 Training courses – attending
- 85 Training courses – commissioning
- 86 Training courses – planning, delivering and evaluating
- 87 Twitter
- 88 Twitter chats
- 89 VLEs
- 90 Visits
- 91 Volunteering
- 92 Webinars
- 93 Writing blog posts
- 94 Writing business cases
- 95 Writing case studies
- 96 Writing e-mails
- 97 Writing journal articles
- 98 Writing newsletters
- 99 Writing procedures
- 100 Writing project plans
- 101 Writing reports
- Index
Summary
Networks
NETWORKS, WHETHER FORMAL or informal, are hugely beneficial for professional development at any stage in a career. If you think about it, your team members are probably already involved in a number of informal networks without even knowing it, e.g. course mates from a library course, work colleagues, former work colleagues or Twitter ‘friends’. Informal networking is a great way to learn about what others are doing in their workplace and developments in other sectors/institutions (both positive and negative) which can inform the practice of individuals and bring new ideas to your team. These networks provide the opportunities for knowledge to be shared and gained from information on training courses, career opportunities, sharing best practice or learning from projects.
Networks are useful for making connections beyond the workplace and provide good opportunities for low-cost professional development. There are many networks for library and information professionals to join which cover the various sectors within the LKS, e.g. School Libraries Group, Health Libraries Group and many others. As our sector is very diverse it is not possible to have everything in one place, so a combination of networks will be needed.
Involvement
The amount of involvement an individual has within a network is personal and will depend upon other time commitments. The CILIP regional member network in England gives a broad view of the LKS sector and provides access to events, training, professional registration support, CPD opportunities and other networking opportunities nearer home or work.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the regional branch is a good place for your team to gain an insight into the network and its work over the past year. AGMs are a good place to meet people within the region from a range of different LKS sectors and can be great for those in your team who are working towards professional registration and want to expand their wider knowledge of other sectors. You may even recommend that individuals join a committee and have an active role in how it operates, e.g. secretary, treasurer, events co-ordinator. Your CILIP regional member network can advise if there are any vacancies (CILIP, 2015).
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- Practical Tips for Developing Your Staff , pp. 170 - 172Publisher: FacetPrint publication year: 2016