Adult education concepts in library professional development activities

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this review is to survey the literature addressing the professional development of academic librarians in the context of adult education principles.

Design/methodology/approach

This article is a literature review.

Findings

The review reveals that among those activities incorporating concepts from the adult education field andragogy, transformational learning, communities of practice and instructional design are most prevalent.

Originality/value

To date, no other literature review considers adult education concepts in professional development of academic librarians.

Citation

Attebury, R.I. (2015), "Adult education concepts in library professional development activities", New Library World, Vol. 116 No. 5/6, pp. 302-315. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-08-2014-0100