Top Tips: Continued professional development
Continued professional development (CPD) is defined as intentional maintenance and development of the knowledge and skills needed to perform in a professional context (CPD Standards Office, 2015: online). Luke Stevens-Burt … Continue reading
Top Tips: Literature Searching
This set of top tips was a collaborative effort between Emily Hopkins (Knowledge Manager at Health Education England, North West) and Amy Finnegan (NLPN and Assistant Information Specialist at NICE). … Continue reading
Top Tips: Chartership
~~Please note this blogpost was written in 2016 and therefore may contain inaccuracies due to changes in the Chartership process. Please contact CILIP for up-to-date information on professional registration. ~~ … Continue reading
Top Tips: Bursaries
Applying for Bursaries might seem daunting as a New Professional but they are an excellent way to attend conferences and events that are often financially out of reach. With the help … Continue reading
Top tips: Applying for a job – From searching to settling in
NLPN Starting your job search: Consider what you want: Is there a specific sector you want to work in? Are you able to work part-time or cover maternity leave? Are … Continue reading
University of Sheffield’s iSchool – Careers advice.
Recently I, along with Katheryn Oxborrow (Victoria University of Wellington) & Tom Kistell (Sheffield Hallam University) spoke to a group of students at Sheffield’s iSchool about careers an general advice on … Continue reading
Top tips: Starting a library and information post-graduate qualification
If you have just started a library or information course (BA, BSc, MSc, MA, PGDip etc.) then you might find the following tips from Library and Information post-graduate alumni useful. They’ve … Continue reading
Top Tips: ‘Mastering’ your MA/MSc Dissertation
As we are all dissertation survivors, we have decided to share our tips to help you join us on the other side! Siobhán: 1. Break it down into sections (and … Continue reading
Top Tips: From Start to Finish – The Graduate Trainee Experience
It’s that time of year again when Graduate Traineeships are advertised via Cilip and when current Graduate Trainees have to weigh up their experience and decide if Librarianship is a career worth … Continue reading
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