Assessing Training Needs of LIS Professionals: A Prerequisite for Developing Training Program
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| Title: | Assessing Training Needs of LIS Professionals: A Prerequisite for Developing Training Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gilbert V. Cerezo (ORCID |
| Source: | Online Submission. 2022 4:1-5. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Professional Development, Competence, Information Technology, Preferences, Librarians, Colleges, Librarian Attitudes, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Philippines |
| ISSN: | 2619-7820 |
| Abstract: | In this survey, LIS professionals from Columban College, Inc. were asked about their training needs and preferred training mode. The researcher employed a descriptive cross-sectional research approach. The survey instrument was distributed to all LIS professionals throughout the Academic Year 2022-2023. A Google form invitation was used to administer it. The participants were informed of their choice to participate in the study. The training needs of LIS professionals are classified in terms of personal and professional competency development. Leadership skills, lifelong learning skills and personal development, interpersonal competencies, and cultural competencies are the much-needed training related to personal competencies. The professional competencies of LIS professionals are grouped according to managing information resources and services. In managing information resources, collection management, e-Resources management, preservation, indexing, and abstracting are needed training. At the same time, selection and acquisition, and cataloging and classification, are moderately needed. Moreover, relative to managing information services, patron training, information literacy, public services/outreach, and children's services are much LIS professionals require. In contrast, access services, reader's advisory, and reference/information are moderately needed. In terms of hardware, system units and input systems are much needed, while storage is moderately needed. Relative to software, operating systems, utility, application, communication software, and application of information tools and technologies, are much needed. Managing information organizations, strategic planning/policy formulation, financial management/budgeting ad funding, project management/research, personnel management, public relations/marketing and promotion, collaboration/networking, and facilities management are much-needed training by the LIS professionals. Moreover, the LIS professionals' much-preferred methods for training provisions are the face-to-face instructional method, online/webinar method, practical hands-on method, web-based training and computer tutorials, and books and references or self-learning. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED640231 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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