About the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
Section since August 2002. Previously called: Continuing Professional Education Round Table - CPERT.
The CPDWL Section embraces all aspects of professional development and learning in the workplace in the period post-qualification to the end of a career.
New developments and trends in information and communication technology, higher expectations of users, requirements of employers and managers of libraries and information service organisations and competition from information professionals in the broader information industry emphasize the imperative for associations and institutions to be 'learning organisations' and develop their staff by providing opportunities for continuing professional development and training in the workplace; and for individuals to be responsible for their own career planning and development. Our membership engages institutions, organisations and individuals in a community of practice which supports practical and research-related activities within our area of subject expertise. The Section also brings together those who are interested in and responsible for the quality improvement of systems for delivering continuing professional development and workplace learning programs.
Useful Addresses
Chair
Susan Schnuer
Associate Director
University of Illinois, Mortenson Center for Int. Library Programs
1402 Gregory Drive, Room 142
URBANA, Illinois 61801
United States
Tel. +(1)(217)3330031
Fax +(1)(213)2650990
Email: schnuer@uiuc.edu
Treasurer
Jana Varlejs, PhD
Associate Professor
Rutgers School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies (SCILS)
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
Tel. +(1)(732)9327500 x8225
Fax +(1)(732)9322644
Email: varlejs@scils.rutgers.edu
Secretary
Monica Ertel
Director, Global Information Services
Bain & Company
66 Oakdale Avenue
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
United States
Tel. +(1)(415)4828104
Email: monicaertel@yahoo.com
Information Coordinator
Sylvia Piggott
Principal
Global Information Solutions Group
3835 Northcliffe
MONTREAL, PQ H4A 3K9
Canada
Tel. +(1)(514)4860305
Email: spiggott@sympatico.ca
Newsletter Editor
Juanita Jara de Sumar
Liaison Librarian
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
McLennan Library Building
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1Y1
Tel: (514) 398-4729
Fax: (514) 398-7184
Email: juanita.jaradesumar@mcgill.ca
Mailing List
The Section's discussion list - CPDWL - on the IFLA website provides a forum for information professionals who are interested in issues to do with continuing professional development & workplace learning in the library and information professions. If you are interested in these topics please join the List and contribute to discussions and sharing of ideas.
To subscribe please go to the web interface at: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/cpdwl
Last update: 2 December 2009