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How LIANZA is working to 'Strengthen the Profession' Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 30 Jul 13 BackgroundIn 2011 LIANZA Council committed to a goal of Strengthening the Profession in its strategic plan. This goal evolved from a paper presented to Council in 2009 around Marketing the Profession. The paper was later revisited and Council decided that a new approach should be to build a stronger profession, rather than marketing the profession. ‘Strengthening the Profession’ became the strategic goal and in 2012 three working groups were established; #brandlibraries; Emerging Leaders and Future Skills Feedback from the membership indicates that you would like to hear more about what is going on behind the scenes so here is an update on these key LIANZA projects. #brandlibrariesWorking Group: Chair: Vye Perrone (Waikato University), Alison Wallbutton (Massey University), Amanda Jane McFadden (Tauranga Public), Sandy Green (Masterton Public) Work so far by the group has been to: Key areas include: Work is also underway to develop the following:

"Self-plagiarism is style" [ update: slightly revised stats are available here! ] We’ve just started collecting in-depth data about how students are searching Summon (keywords entered, facets selected, etc) and I thought some of you might be interested in an early analysis from the last 7 days (just under 40,000 separate searches by 2,807 students)… notes: [1] – One student copied & pasted the following 356 word title & abstract into the search box! Peter J. [2] – Normally, you search Summon by entering your keywords then, after the results appear, you select facets to refine your search and each facet selection invokes a new search. [3] – Mostly, the publication date facet is being used to limit the search to the X most recent years. [4] – The vast majority of the content in our Summon instance is in English and, apart from one search that refined the results to just Italian, every use of the language facet was to refine the results to English only.

5 Keys to Inspiring Leadership, No Matter Your Style Forget the stereotypical leadership image of a buttoned-up person in a gray suit hauling around a hefty briefcase. Today, standout leaders come in all shapes and sizes. She could be a blue jeans-clad marketing student, running a major ecommerce company out of her dorm room. He might be the next salt-and-pepper-haired, barefoot Steve Jobs, presenting a groundbreaking new device at a major industry conference. "Our research indicates that what really matters is that leaders are able to create enthusiasm, empower their people, instill confidence and be inspiring to the people around them," says Peter Handal, chief executive of New York City-based Dale Carnegie Training, a leadership-training company. That's a tall order. 1. Great leaders are brave enough to face up to challenging situations and deal with them honestly. "The gossip at the coffee machine is usually 10 times worse than reality," Handal says. 2. 3. If you're not a suit, don't try to be one. 4. 5. The 5 Keys Series

The Occasional Informationist Content Performance Issues? These are the Remedies Future of Libraries and Librarians - DegreeTutor.com A library is organized for use and maintained by a public institution, corporation, or a private individual (Wikipedia). Dating back to 1900 BC, during ancient Egyptian times up to the millennium, librarians have been an influential part of a society's educational growth. Though libraries over time have changed and improved their efficacy, there has been even more of an evolution since the advent of computers and the Internet. The Internet's unforgiving speed is forcing changes in a profession that dates back millennia. Some librarians, after all, make it look easy to adapt. Library 2.0 Just in the past 20 years, libraries have relinquished the Dewey Decimal System, scores of printed encyclopedias, microfiche, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, and manual cataloging. The role of a librarian still holds consistent, serving as the intermediary between you and the information you are seeking. What's Next?

The One Thing Successful People Never Do Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 The Future of the World is Brown: A Globalist’s Reading List ¿Y si las librerías tuvieran futuro?: DILVE como fundamento del cambio Uno de mis héroes indiscutibles es DILBERT, que suena a DILVE, ese oficinista norteamericano que haciendo de necesidad virtud convierte la obtusa y anodina vida del trabajador de cuello blanco en una disparatada comedia cotidiana donde todos nos podemos ver retratados. A veces, cuando pienso en lo que libreros y editores hacen, me acuerdo de esa escena en la que, reunidos los principales miembros de la empresa donde Dilbert trabaja, planean una página web por departamento, para facilitar la interconexión y el trabajo cooperativo que “contenga la suficiente información para ser difícil de mantener y no tanta que pueda resultar útil”. Además, por si cupiera la remota posibilidad de que algo funcionara, “tomarán la precaución de hacerla todo lo aburrida y desorganizada que quepa para que no pueda leerse”. La ignorancia no es o no debería ser un punto de vista, como dice Dilbert, y parte de la solución está aquí cerca.

10 percent of people look forward to going to work every day Sign up for the Yes, I accept Terms of Use. Follow HR Communication on: This is bad news for employers, as it means 90 percent of workers aren't engaged at their jobs. By Kristin Piombino | Posted: July 5, 2013 Think about the people you see on your commute to work. For every 100 people you see on the street, sit with on the train, or pass on the expressway during rush hour, only 10 of them look forward to going to work every day. This statistic comes from an infographic by Badgeville that uncovers how employers can get their workers to feel engaged with and excited about their jobs. But don't think raises or monetary rewards will engage employees. [RELATED: Link creative communications to the goals of your organization with this one-day workshop.] So, if you can't throw raises at them, how can you encourage employees to be more engaged? 1. A whopping 90 percent of employees said a fun work environment is very or extremely motivating. 2. 3. Check out the graphic for more: (View a larger image.)

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