News from New Professionals
meet the President-elect: new librarians global connection webinar
We continue to work hard to provide opportunities for membership participation via new worldwide online programming. April 16, 2013
NPSIG virtual business meeting today
Today we will meet for the 3rd NPSIG virtual business meeting and discuss the latest developements and future activities of the New Professionals Special Interest Group. You are welcome to join in. We need everyone to further cause of New Professionals worldwide. Become an activist today.IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory registration open
The registration for IFLAcamp Library Creative Laboratory is open now!Join the 3rd virtual IFLA NPSIG business meeting on 20 February
You are all invited to join us on 20 Feb for the third virtual NPSIG business meeting!deadline: 10 Feb | Call for Workshop Proposals for the NPSIG / IFLACPDWL #newlibgc session @ IFLA WLIC 2013 in Singapore "New librarians global connection: best practices, models and recommendations"
Please send your proposal and additional information about yourself (name, country, affiliation/institution, position, WLIC first-timer) by 10 February 2013 by E-mail to: npsig.ifla@gmail.com.#newlibgc webinar 15.January 2013
IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning and IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group are partnering with the American Library Association to present a series of free quarterly webinars on issues of interest to new librarians, library associations and library schools, library-decision makers, and all library workers.
WLIC2012 review from a New Professionals Perspective
Like every year, New Professionals from all over the world came together in August at the World Library and Information Congress. This time, we met in beautiful and lake-dotted Finland for a full week of professional exchange, networking, cycling and sauna.
NPSIG Christmas Special – share your favorite conference experiences in 2012
On 13 Dec, we would like to gather for a special webinar with you. Let’s take a look back at a year full of interesting conferences and exciting events! The basic idea behind it is very simple: So many professional events are happening that is becomes almost impossible for an individual to attend all of them at once. Here is a chance to talk about your conference experiences in 2012, what they meant to you and the global LIS New Professionals community. By sharing our key take-aways with each other, we will all get insights into interesting events, even if we could not make it to a conference.
NPSIG workshop during BOBCATSSS2013 symposium in Ankara
We are very excited that the NPSIG workshop proposal for BOBCATSSS 2013 got accepted! Below is a first brief overview on “Tailor-made and weather-proof – Building and maintaining New Professionals groups as an important part of early career development”.