Webinar Recording: Going from disaster to wonder – Managing successful teams

Missed this webinar? Find the recording below! in collaboration with IFLA’s Management and Marketing Section (M&M) and the American Library Association (ALA), this webinar focused on how to create and keep successful teams, covering issues such as dealing with conflicts, managing staff you haven’t inherited, helping the teams work toward a goal, etc. Recording Speakers: […]

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A new study into the skills required by public library staff in Victoria, Australia

In Australia, the report on a major workforce planning study has been published by the project partners, State Library Victoria (SLV) and Public Libraries Victoria (PLV), the peak body for the state’s 47 public library services. Public library services in Victoria are guided by the strategic framework, Victorian Public Libraries 2030, which includes the visions of the […]

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Wow! What Did I Do in Athens? Reflections on my first year as SC Member in CPDWL during IFLA WLIC 2019

Contributed by Rajen Munoo, [email protected], Head, Learning and Information Services, SMU Libraries ‘Tis the season of thanksgiving, of reflection, of baubles, tinsels, good tidings, and gifting! With travel plans up in the air and the next opportunity for a face-to-face IFLA WLIC distant, my blogpost gifts to CPDWL a celebration of my last gathering at the […]

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CPDWL & NPSIG’s Library Meme Contest on Dec 4-6!

Save the date and celebrate #InternationalVolunteersDay in December 4-6 with us & New Professionals Special Interest Group! We are excited for our first library meme contest! Be sure to tag us & #WeAreIFLA and #InternationalVolunteersDay!  Read here for more info: http://tinyurl.com/libmeme We like to thank SkillType for their amazing prizes to meme creator winners! Reach out […]

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CPDWL goes to WeChat

Are you a WeChat user? Connect with CPDWL members and librarians through WeChat! We are excited to have you join us in this conversation! Open to all interested in LIS professional development work! Search the WeChat Group Name: IFLA CPDWL SC or search in the QR code (it expires every 7 days, so message us […]

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#WeAreCPDWL Video in IFLA’s 7 Official Languages

We are excited to showcase #WeAreCPDWL video (2 minutes) that highlights our Section’s 2019-2020 activities and collaborations. Our CPDWL standing committee members Ulrike Lang, Heba Ismail, Juanita Jara De Sumar, Constance Lehro Koui, Carmen Ka Man Lei, and Svetlana Gorokhova translated the video respectively. English // English (with voice for accessibility) // on YouTube Arabic // on […]

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