How to involve the ‘new blood’

experiences from IFLA’s

New Professionals Special Interest Group

Sebastian Wilke, Convenor, New Professionals Special Interest Group

BSLA mini-congress, Berlin, 24 Feb 2012

global informal network of New Professionals

open community allows everyone to easily get involved

NPSIG

2010: „The Global Librarian“

2011: „New Professionals beyond New Professionals – skills, needs and strategies of a new generation of LIS professionals“

2012:

programs at the IFLA Congress

workshops

http://www.facebook.com/npsig

http://twitter.com/npsig

http://npsig.wordpress.com/

virtual collaboration

NPSIG photostream

video coverage / remote participation

free series of quarterly webinarsnext webinar: April 2012

tips for recruitment and succession planning

make conferencing an integral part of the early career experience of every LIS student

enable access to conferences and other professional events for New Professionals (discounts, grants, awards)

foster recruitment of new librarians through

informal contacts

outreach, online and on-site (return of investment)

institutionalized programs (leadership, mentoring etc.)

support the creation of a group for and by New Professionals; provide enough time and space for them to organize themselves effectively and to try things out

include new librarians in important bodies of your association and in decision-making processes

→ actively shaping the future of your association!