Report on a Continuing Professional Education Needs Assessment among Library Personnel in The Bahamas

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v22i0.271

Keywords:

Librarianship, Library education (Continuing education), Library employees - In-service training

Abstract

The College of The Bahamas Libraries and Instructional Media Services department is the premier academic and research library in the country. Its mission is to meet the needs and expectations of its patrons by acquiring and maintaining extensive physical and digital repositories of resources to support teaching and research. During a library symposium held in 2016 the planning committee surveyed attendees to gather information about their educational background and needs and goals for continuing professional education. The article summarizes the findings and potential implications of the survey.

Author Biography

Elsie Bain, The College of The Bahamas

Deputy Librarian Harry C. Moore Library Libraries and Instructional Media Services

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College of The Bahamas. (2016). The College of The Bahamas Libraries and Instructional Media Services (LIMS): Vision and mission [Web page]. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020043130/http://www.cob.edu.bs/Library/

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Published

2016-10-28

How to Cite

Bain, E. (2016). Report on a Continuing Professional Education Needs Assessment among Library Personnel in The Bahamas. International Journal of Bahamian Studies, 22, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v22i0.271

Issue

Vol. 22 (2016): International Journal of Bahamian Studies

Section

Short Communications

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