Coordinating Continuing Education for Library/Media/Information Personnel: A Plan for Pennsylvania.

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contents Coordinating Continuing Education for Library/Media/Information Personnel: A Plan for Pennsylvania. Cooperative Programs Coordination Educational Planning Environment Information Centers Learning Resources Centers Librarians Libraries Media Specialists Paraprofessional Personnel Professional Continuing Education Professional Personnel Program Descriptions Staff Development Surveys Developed with information and guidance from a task force and interest group, as well as from two surveys of continuing education providers, this plan for improving library/media/information services in Pennsylvania proposes coordination of continuing education for their personnel, including trustees and paraprofessionals. After a description of the project's background and methodology, recommendations are made concerning these aspects of the plan: coordinating structure, needs assessment, continuing education resources, communication and promotion, recognition system and quality control, regional continuing education councils, evaluation, and funding. A statement on roles summarizes the division of responsibilities of individual participants, individual libraries/media centers/information centers, district library centers, networks and cooperatives, library/media/information education, state library, and commissions on basic and higher education. Included is a section on the continuing education environment: national and state models, certification/recertification, Pennsylvania studies/plans/statutes, Pennsylvania providers and clienteles, and assets and barriers. Appendices provide a bibliography, a list of the interest group members, the two surveys used in the study and summaries of the results, a model regional continuing education council description, a job description for continuing education coordinator, a timetable for implementation of the plan, a plan budget for 1980-2, and a glossary. (JD)
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spellingShingle Coordinating Continuing Education for Library/Media/Information Personnel: A Plan for Pennsylvania.
Cooperative Programs
Coordination
Educational Planning
Environment
Information Centers
Learning Resources Centers
Librarians
Libraries
Media Specialists
Paraprofessional Personnel
Professional Continuing Education
Professional Personnel
Program Descriptions
Staff Development
Surveys
Coordinating Continuing Education for Library/Media/Information Personnel: A Plan for Pennsylvania. Cooperative Programs Coordination Educational Planning Environment Information Centers Learning Resources Centers Librarians Libraries Media Specialists Paraprofessional Personnel Professional Continuing Education Professional Personnel Program Descriptions Staff Development Surveys Developed with information and guidance from a task force and interest group, as well as from two surveys of continuing education providers, this plan for improving library/media/information services in Pennsylvania proposes coordination of continuing education for their personnel, including trustees and paraprofessionals. After a description of the project's background and methodology, recommendations are made concerning these aspects of the plan: coordinating structure, needs assessment, continuing education resources, communication and promotion, recognition system and quality control, regional continuing education councils, evaluation, and funding. A statement on roles summarizes the division of responsibilities of individual participants, individual libraries/media centers/information centers, district library centers, networks and cooperatives, library/media/information education, state library, and commissions on basic and higher education. Included is a section on the continuing education environment: national and state models, certification/recertification, Pennsylvania studies/plans/statutes, Pennsylvania providers and clienteles, and assets and barriers. Appendices provide a bibliography, a list of the interest group members, the two surveys used in the study and summaries of the results, a model regional continuing education council description, a job description for continuing education coordinator, a timetable for implementation of the plan, a plan budget for 1980-2, and a glossary. (JD)
title Coordinating Continuing Education for Library/Media/Information Personnel: A Plan for Pennsylvania.
topic Cooperative Programs
Coordination
Educational Planning
Environment
Information Centers
Learning Resources Centers
Librarians
Libraries
Media Specialists
Paraprofessional Personnel
Professional Continuing Education
Professional Personnel
Program Descriptions
Staff Development
Surveys
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED176778