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Well, after my post last Saturday on coming up with my Professional Training Plan, I am happy to report that my plan has already been approved – yay!
So it is now due end of February 2015 so I can start my plan.
As promised, my plan has now been approved so I’ve put my plan below:
Professional Training Plan – Abigail Willemse – January 2014
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Understand what it means to be a library and information professional (1 activity)
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Explore the balance of professional & personal in social media profiles for professional librarians through reading, observation, and blogging. Consider how this applies to my professional practice. (Professional Knowledge or Communication, BOK 1)
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Understand the ethical base of the profession and the code of professional conduct (1 activity)
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Read the LIANZA Code of Professional Conduct and produce a document reflecting on how I have applied this in my professional practice. (Professional Communication (if I share this document on my blog), BOK 1)
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Develop a breadth of practice relevant to your role (3 activities)
From my Position Description as Electronic Resources Librarian at Wintec (a, b, c):-
Manage, facilitate, and administer all aspects of the Library’s web presence and provide leadership in its enhancement
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Learn HTML and CSS to help with my role in administering Wintec library’s website in my new professional role commencing February 2014. (Professional Practice, BOK 7)
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Take primary responsibility for aspects of the digital research repository and services relating to the management of information
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Investigate policies detailing preservation and rights management for items contained with Wintec’s digital repository and modify or create if necessary. (Professional Practice, BOKs 5, 8, or 9)
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Research, evaluate, develop and communicate new technologies likely to affect information provision and teaching and learning in higher education and provide training.
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Evaluate a range of different technologies, tools & packages for their applicability & appropriateness in Wintec library. (Professional Practice, BOKs 6, 8)
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Address knowledge and skill gaps not covered in your qualification or required for your job (2 activities)
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Map my new job description against the BOKs and discover the areas which are less required by my role (these are likely to be BOKs 1 and 11). I will update this plan each quarter as I identify these areas & find activities to fill them.
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Understand the breadth of library and information services and diversity of customer requirements (2 activities)
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Understand users’ expectations of Wintec’s library website and find ways to increase the usability of the website. (Professional Practice OR Leadership, BOKs 3, 4, 10)
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Understand users’ expectations of service at the reference desk and develop knowledge of common questions or problems. (Professional Practice, BOK 10)
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Participate in professional networks and activities (2 activities)
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Present at LIANZA weekend school 2014 & seek feedback from others. (Professional Communication, BOK 7)
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New Professionals NZ – continue to create content & collaborate with others to build up a range of resources for NZ librarians. (Professional Leadership, BOK 2)
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Continue in my role on the LIANZA Waikato BOP regional committee. (Professional Leadership)
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Participate in informal networking events (such as library breakfasts).
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Understand the New Zealand context of your work, in particular awareness of the Treaty of Waitangi and Matauranga Maori (2 activities)
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Attend either a Matauranga Maori course or an equivalent activity/course. (Professional Knowledge, BOK 11)
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Read & comment on articles and/or book on Maori knowledge concepts and service provision & learn from colleagues. (Professional Knowledge, BOK 11)
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It’s not required to put in suggested Domains of Knowledge and the BOKs after your activities, but I put them in for my reference to ensure I have something in each Domain and that I covered the BOKs. These may change – they are suggestions – but they do help to ensure my plan is well-balanced.
My plan may change slightly over the next 12 months as I need to submit it to my mentor for quarterly reviews and sign-off, but the basic structure won’t change.
I’m recording my learning in my online journal, using the Revalidation Journal Template provided by LIANZA. It has a space for the date, description of activity, what you learned (have to keep that to under 30 words – argh!), which domain it fits into, and which BOK it fits under.
I’ve shared both my Professional Training Plan & Portfolio of Learning (aka journal) on Google Drive with my mentor, so we can both access (and edit) them anywhere, anytime.
So I think that’s all from me – now I just have to start doing it, and recording my activities…
That’s probably easier said than done!