Overview
This book is about rethinking your career in a refreshing and systematic way to take into account your professional and personal goals. The book provides students and information and library professionals (at all levels) with tools and practical steps to making changes in their career. At the heart of the book is a methodology called ‘personal strategic planning’, which allows the reader to work out a baseline for what is important to them in a career and provide techniques and tools for moving forwards.
Full Product Details
Author: Joanna Ptolomey (Consultant, UK)
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.410kg
ISBN: 9781843344650
ISBN 10: 1843344653
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 15 June 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Librarian or information professionals seeking to redirect their careers or to improve the quality of work life could benefit from the tools and advice that Ptolomey provides in this guide. If you buy this book and put it to use, your investment will be well repaid., Journal of the Medical Library Association
Librarian or information professionals seeking to redirect their careers or to improve the quality of work life could benefit from the tools and advice that Ptolomey provides in this guide. If you buy this book and put it to use, your investment will be well repaid., Journal of the Medical Library Association
Librarian or information professionals seeking to redirect their careers or to improve the quality of work life could benefit from the tools and advice that Ptolomey provides in this guide.If you buy this book and put it to use, your investment will be well repaid., Journal of the Medical Library Association
Author Information
Joanna Ptolomey is a qualified librarian based in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She has held positions as a librarian in the National Health Service and as a research analyst for a global private sector consultancy. She works as a freelance information professional providing bespoke information and research services, training and consultancy for clients. She also writes regularly and speaks on a variety of library and information topics specifically on continuing professional development issues. She is a board member of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC), the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers on library and Information matters. She is also the Chair of the Scottish Health Information Network (SHINe).
