The importance of CPD and networking: findings from a survey of new professionals
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Siobhan Cottam and Amy Finnegan, The New Library Professional’s Network (NLPN
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The importance of CPD and networking: findings from a survey of new professionals
- 1. NLPN: The importance of CPD & Networking @NLPN_
- 2. how it started In 2012 the four co-founders travelled to London for the CILIP New Professionals Day. The day promoted being proactive about your own professional development. We recognised, at the time, how important but also how difficult this would be for those based outside of London. OUR STORY "Abeille-bee" by Emmanuel Boutet licensed under the CC Attribution-share alike 2.5 generic license NLPN
- 3. Face to face events, conferences, camps, workshops, journal articles, books, social media, webinars, blogs, #chats Types of CPD available LET'S TALK ABOUT CPD NLPN
- 4. Confidence Building & developing relationships Skills Project work, communication, team work Engagement Develops a wider knowledge base & enthusiasm Organising and attending events are two ways to enhance your CPD. There are benefits to both. HOW CPD CAN HELP YOU NLPN
- 5. Job shadowing Launched on our blog in early 2017 after Penny Andrews gave us the idea. Opportunity to: Network Discover a new sector Blog about the experience! Not just for new professionals or students. You could benefit by either shadowing or being shadowed NLPN
- 6. We surveyed 100 new library professionals and 4 new library professional networks to gain an insight into the connection between social media and independent CPD. OUR RESEARCH M o n a g l e H & F i n n e g a n A ( 2 0 1 6 ) U s e o f s o c i a l m e d i a b y n e w l i b r a r y p r o f e s s i o n a l s : o u t c o m e s f r o m a U K s u r v e y . J o u r n a l o f L i b r a r y a n d I n f o r m a t i o n S c i e n c e . NLPNNLPN
- 7. 91% USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT CPD NLPN
- 8. Top tier 85% used Twitter 51% Linked In Mid-tier 31% used Facebook 8% Pinterest 5% Google+ Other 14% selected other Social media and face-to-face CPD can be used to complement each other. Our research looked into the benefits of social media as a CPD platform POPULARITY NLPN
- 9. It's free - 74% My peers use it - 70% Not location driven - 56% I enjoy it - 56% Other - 35% 5 REASONS WHY NLPN
- 10. 87% - Professional news 81% - Event Information 56% - Blog posts by peers 53% - Job adverts 21% - Bursary adverts 11% - Other e.g. Peer to peer support PREFERRED CONTENT NLPN "HILARIOUS LIBRARY PHOTOS"
- 11. Questions @NLPN_
- 12. Contactus @NLPN_ Manchesternlpn@gmail.com www.nlpn.wordpress.com Available as a group on: Facebook LinkedIn CILIP VLE "Abeille-bee" by Emmanuel Boutet licenced under the CC Attribution-share alike 2.5 generic license NLPN