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Recruiting of New Professionals AMBAC

Recruiting of New Professionals AMBAC. Recruiting of new library professionals World Libray Congress, New Professionals Round Table Quebec, Canada, August 10, 2008 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Jesús Lau, PhD jlau@uv.mx www.jesuslau.com

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Recruiting of New Professionals AMBAC

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  1. Recruiting of New ProfessionalsAMBAC Recruiting of new library professionals World Libray Congress, New Professionals Round Table Quebec, Canada, August 10, 2008 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Jesús Lau, PhD jlau@uv.mx www.jesuslau.com Director, USBI VER Library, and Coordinator, UV Virtual Library Universidad Veracruzana www.uv.mx/bvirtual / www.uv.mx/usbi_ver Boca del Río, Veracruz, MÉXICO

  2. AMBAC: Mexican Library Association • A national library association • Structure is rigid - Statutes • Based in Mexico City

  3. Recruitment • Focuses mainly on library students • Fees are lower for them • Students papers are part of the annual conference • A special session is set up for student presentations • Conference volunteers are students

  4. New Professionals • There is no formal policy, but… • New professionals are normally included in committees • Informal tutoring by senior librarians • Informal mentoring by more experienced professionals

  5. Challenges • Empower new professionals into library association management • Include them in library management positions • Make the association “Younger”

  6. Opportunities • Change Association statutes • Create recruitment and leadership policies • Plan the incorporation of new professionals into the structure of the association

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