Outside the BOKS:

Making professional registration work for you

Presented by Allison Dobbie and Janet

Upton

Key messages

It’s worth it

You’re worth it

It’s not that hard

Time is short … only 8 months of transition period

remains

What is professional registration?

Recognises library and information professionals:

With broad professional knowledge of librarianship (the body of knowledge);

Who can apply that body of knowledge to a satisfactory level

Who work within a professional code of conduct And keep their professional knowledge current.

What it does not cover

generic or personal skills

Why have professional registration?

Standard practice for many professions in NZ

Accounting; Teaching; Nursing

Standard practice for other Library Associations

UK, USA and Canada, Australia

Why

Quality assurance Standing Credibility International benchmarking

What does it involve?

Initial registration

Qualification to graduate level (or equivalent) Or evidence that the body of knowledge has been

acquired AND practical application of the theory

Thereafter

Evidence that you undertake activities to keep your professional knowledge current (Revalidation)

Why support professional registration? – benefits for

individuals Formal recognition of qualifications and

skills

Provides a structured process and justification for continued professional development

Career development opportunities

Increases professional status

Increases overseas work opportunities through recognition of NZ qualifications

The Transition Phase pathway

What’s involved in getting RLIANZA after your name?

Current LIANZA / SLANZA / NZLLA / TRW member

Proof of qualifications and / or experience Proof that body of knowledge is up to date Brief CV Application form & fee of $56.25 Payment of $100 PR fee on success www.lianza.org.nz/registration/applicationforms.html

Brief CV

Brief and relevant to professional registration

Education and qualifications Employment history Key skills Achievements / other Professional development activities RefereesTemplate available on LIANZA Registration

webpages

$ Costs $

What? Cost pp Year 1

Cost pp year 2

Cost pp ongoing

Association Membership

$100 $100 $100

Application fee

$56.25

Reg fee $100 $100 $100

TOTAL $256.25 $200 $200

Funding options

Who pays? - some employers pay or subsidise costs, recognising the benefits to both

Individual Employer

Benefits – for employers

Improved structure for coaching and development

Improved range of CPD opportunities

Quality assurance

Supports recruitment decisions

Supports business cases for CPD activities

Improved process for assessing overseas qualifications and prior learning

Benefits – for the customer

Quality assurance

Breadth and currency of knowledge and skills

Technology competent Based upon a formal ‘body of knowledge’ Qualified to give professional advice A 21st Century Information Professional

Ethics

Benefits of getting PR now!

Transition phase is a ‘fast track’ to PR

no library qualification required recognises previous library experience Valid until 30 June 2009

Training counts from Day 1

Why delay?

On 1 July 2009 the ‘Mature’ phase starts. This requires a graduate qualification in LIS and one year’s mentoring of new grads.

“If you meet the ‘transition phase’ criteria you’d be a mug not to apply for Professional Registration NOW! “

What else do you need to know about the transition phase?

Provides access for current practitioners with a wide range of qualifications and / or experience

Slightly different requirements for those without library qualifications, not currently employed, or with overseas library qualifications – check the guidelines on the website

In 2007 and 2008 LIANZA Associateship was an automatic route to registration

Once you’re a RLIANZA …

3 yearly revalidation process

Mechanism for keeping knowledge current

Proof to employers you’re “with it” Proof to LIM colleagues you’re a career

pro

The revalidation journal

Documents training and development

Focuses training and development efforts

Helps assess what you learn

Structure of revalidation journal

Read requirements first – give yourself an hour to check out the great info on the LIANZA website at:http://www.lianza.org.nz/registration

Journal template is online – just copy it to your own computer

Focus on 11 Body of Knowledge elements

11 Body of Knowledge elements

1. The information environment, information policy and ethics, history

2. Generation, communication and use of information

3. Assessment of information needs and design of responsive services

4. The information transfer process

5. Organisation, retrieval, preservation and conservation of information

6. Research, analysis and interpretation of information

7. Application of ICT’s to products and services

8. Information resource management and knowledge management

9. Management of information agencies

10. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of outcomes

11. Awareness of indigenous knowledge paradigms, especially Maori

BOK 3. Assessment of information needs and design of responsive services Understand the nature of the customer base and

information needs of different user groups

Identify and evaluate information services and products to determine their relevance to the client base

Design and deliver information services and products

Assess the effectiveness and value of library and information facilities, services and products

BOK 3. Assessment of information needs and design of responsive services

Currency of professional knowledgeRead Briggs and Stratton, "Reading trends in children using mobile devices only", Library news, April 2008 Summarises research into reading skills and types of reading done by children. Finds real moves away from the paper book. Has significant impacts for our services. I’ve submitted a proposed to purchase more e-books for children and make changes to our kids holiday programmes.

LeadershipAttended the ELTI EPIC training course offered in my region then developed and ran in-house courses for our reference team, covering databases of most relevance to our clients (MFPremier, ANZRC). This has resulted in a 70% increase in my library’s use of EPIC databases over the past two months and I’m to present a targeted version of the course to Councillors next month!

BOK 7. Application of ICT to Library andInformation Products and Services

Understand information and communication technologies and their developments, and their application to all aspects of the body of knowledge

Identify and evaluate information and communication technologies to determine their relevance to the client base

BOK 7. Assessment of information needs and design of responsive servicesProfessional practice

My firm recently set up a new tax research team. I took the initiative to assess our current online journal and database offerings and arranged trials of relevant IBFD, Brookers and e-journal tax packages.My proactive approach was highly commended by the new team. I learned that it’s essential to regularly assess your resources, collections and services to ensure they meet the needs of your clients – we shouldn’t wait to be asked but need to keep abreast of changes in our organisations!

Communication and relationshipsArranged two sessions for our new Library Assistant to share her experiences using Facebook, MySpace and Wikipedia with the library team. This resulted in us all being set up with FaceBook accounts so we can all become familiar with social networking software. We have also shared our experiences with our Marketing team and are jointly developing a new online tool to keep our firm’s alumni in touch with news, events and job opportunities.

Keeping your revalidation journal

Over 3 years:

Cover all 11 Body of Knowledge areas Cover 3 of the 4 Domains of Professional Practice

Currency of professional knowledge Professional practice and responsibility Communication and professional relationship Professional leadership

Assess learning from each activity

10 entries per annum

Currency Practice Communication Leadership

Readers advisory training, Raglan weekend school - BOK 4

Web 2.0 skills developed - BOK 7

Attended presentation about readers advisory training, ACL staff - BOK 4

History of metronet - BOK 1

Readings about organisational structures - BOK 9

Development of service levels for library asset management plan - BOK 10

LIANZA remuneration survey presentation - BOK 9

Business case for development of a new library - BOK 9

Ella Henry - article about Maori value systems - reread - BOK 11

  Migrant and refugee services - presentation to NI Library managers - BOK 3

 

Attended presentation on customer use of new technologies, esp young people - Digital Forum keynote speaker - BOK 2

     

Summary of my revalidation activity

11 activities in 12 months - target is 10 Activity in BOK 1,2,3,4,7,9,10,11 Therefore next year seek out activity in

5,6,and 8 Target is at least 1 activity for each BOK over

3 years Activity across all 4 domains – Target is 3 domains across all 11 areas over 3

years

 

Validation – what are we looking for?

Something in each BOK area Cover 3 of the 4 domains Most importantly – REFLECTION !!

What I learned How I applied it

Overall summary / reflection of professional development during the 3 year period

 

Then what happens? You will be notified in advance when your revalidation

is due

Complete your journal

Write a short evaluation of your professional practice in the previous 3 years

Send your journal to LIANZA for consideration by the Profession Registration Board

Once accepted you will get a new certificate and the online register will be updated

The mature scheme – new graduates

Following graduation, 1 year of supervised professional training supported by a mentor

select a mentor from an approved list gain agreement from the mentor submit to the Board a professional training plan

which the mentor has approved

Board grants registration when the training plan is completed satisfactorily and mentor report is satisfactory

Revalidation after 3 years

www.lianza.org.nz/registration.newgraduates.html

Being a mentor

Registered professionals with 5 years experience can become mentors

Role is to support new graduates develop and complete their training plan

Mentoring itself qualifies as a revalidation activity Giving something back to the profession Mentors and registrants learn from each other Training, guidelines and support material for

mentors available on website, developed by Sally Angus

www.lianza.org.nz/registration/mentor-scheme/index.html

To learn more …

Enormous amount of explanatory material about all aspects of registration available on LIANZA website

www.lianza.org.nz/registration

In conclusion

Think seriously about becoming registered

It’s worth it, and you are worth it.

It is an investment in your career and the profession

Questions ?