Link Up the Sticks: Access and Barriers to Professional Development forSmall and Rural Academic Librarians

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick²  Echo Leaver¹  Deborah Tritt¹ 

[1] University of South Carolina Aiken;University of South Carolina Lancaster

关键词: continuing education;    professional development;    rural academic libraries;    small academic libraries;    library education;    training;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Association of College and Research Libraries * Louisiana Chapter

【 摘 要 】

Participation in continuing education and professional development are crucial to the practice of librarianship as a thriving profession. However, increasingly tight budgets, stagnant salaries, small staff, and lack of access to current technologies may prevent active academic librarians who work on small and rural campuses from fully participating in professional development.  As the duties of the modern librarian continue to evolve, efforts to ensure access to quality ongoing training for 21st-century information professionals from all areas of the North American landscape remain paramount. This study explores how academic librarians in small or rural library environments keep up with modern library practices, network with colleagues, and access formal and informal opportunities for continuing education and professional development.  The study also identifies barriers to training opportunities for academic librarians on small or rural campuses and investigates the links between continuing education barriers and professional association membership.

【 授权许可】

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