@article{f78aed4b20e84009addaf100f0f9a309,
title = "Keeping the information profession up to date: are compulsory schemes the answer?",
abstract = "This paper explores issues in relation to the contribution and importance of mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) in re-energizing and motivating the information profession. Set within the context of developing our understanding of the concept of {\textquoteleft}professionalism{\textquoteright} for the contemporary information profession, the mandatory schemes offered by professional associations in the UK and New Zealand are compared and contrasted, and an assessment made of their pros and cons in this regard. ",
keywords = "continuing professional developmen, professional registration, body of professional knowledge, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa",
author = "J. Preston and Amanda Cossham",
note = "Revised version of the paper “Mandatory CPD and professional re-validation schemes and their role in motivating and e-energising information professionals: the UK and New Zealand experiences” presented at the IFLA Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) program session {"}Retention and Job Satisfaction: Can continuing professional development make a difference?” at the 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, World Library & Information Congress, 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden. Available online: http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/128-preston-en.pdf ",
year = "2011",
month = mar,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1177/0340035210396777",
language = "English",
volume = "37",
pages = "28--38",
journal = "IFLA Journal",
issn = "0340-0352",
publisher = "SAGE Publishing",
number = "1",
}