Librarian Career Development: Volume 1 Issue 2
Table of contents
WOMEN MANAGERS – THE WAY FORWARD?
Lesley WhittakerDiscusses the barriers to women′s advancement, identifying the“male equals management” paradigm as a constraint. Alsoconsiders the implications of women′s role in the family…
THE SPRINGBOARD WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Liz Willis, Jenny DaisleyTraces the development of the Springboard Women′s DevelopmentProgramme including the reason for its creation and how its content wasdecided on; in passing suggests reasons for the…
THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MINORITY ETHNIC STAFF IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES: PROOF POSITIVE
Christopher WoodleyWhy are people from minority ethnic communities under‐representedin public libraries? Suggests that the poor promotion of librarianshipas a career is a contributive factor: also…
THE BRITISH LIBRARY’S POLICY‐MAKING AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COURSE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL VIEW
Di MartinOne of the participants in “Policy Making and StrategicManagement: A Course for Managers of Library and Information Services(1991/92)” assesses her personal training and…
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LIBRARY PROFESSION
Veronica FraserGives a brief summary of the Library Association′s EqualOpportunities Survey results in the context of the Association′s work onequal opportunity issues.
PREPARING FOR THE TOP: THE BRITISH LIBRARY’S POLICY‐MAKING AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COURSE
Ian MalleyDescribes the first British Library‐sponsored Strategic PlanningCourse, which was held in 1991. Outlines the origins of the course, itsaims and the approaches used. Identifies the…
THE IMPORTANCE OF IT IN WOMEN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Sandy NormanAims to demonstrate the importance of IT in women′s careerdevelopment with the LIS profession. Although many women feel inhibitedby computers and do not have the same…