Continuing Professional Development opportunities in Information and Communication Technology for academic librarians at the Durban University of Technology

Moonasar, Anushie; Underwood, Peter G.

doi:10.7553/84-1-1759

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“…The data were initially only collected through an online survey tool, QuestionPro, in February until mid-March 2019. This tool has been used by library and information studies researchers before (Moonasar and Underwood, 2018). However, the response rate to the online questionnaires was low.…”

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The utilisation of library spaces by postgraduate students at a university in an African country

Bangani

Moyo

Mashiyane

2019

GKMC

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the use of library spaces by postgraduate students at the North-West University in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach A survey research methodology was used in which both online and print questionnaires were used to gather data. Findings The major findings of the study were that postgraduate students frequently visited the libraries to make use of the quite study spaces, which include the research commons and the study carrels. The study further found out that postgraduate students rarely visited the libraries for the purpose of consulting librarians regarding their studies. Challenges expressed by the students include insufficient workstations, poor internet and Wi-Fi connectivity and limited seating capacity. The benefit of the study is that it will help librarians and the university administrators to better understand the postgraduate students space needs, as well as the challenges being encountered. Research limitations/implications This biggest limitation of this study was a lack or low response rate by certain faculties, which mitigated against comparing the use of spaces by faculty. Practical implications The results of this study re-affirm the need for postgraduate spaces. University libraries that seek to build postgraduate spaces in the future need to ensure that an adequate number of computer workstations are supplied and Wi-Fi and bandwidth are improved. University libraries that already have postgraduate spaces should consider adding more workstations and improving bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity in those spaces. These results further point to a need for libraries in Africa and elsewhere to consider having more quiet study spaces for postgraduate students while reducing the number of group study spaces. Social implications The results of this study point to a need for libraries and university authorities to periodically review library spaces as a way to ensure their continued optimal usage. They also point to a need for more funds to further enhance the library spaces for postgraduate students’ use. Originality/value South African libraries are faced with challenges including the addition of 15 per cent value added tax to print and online resources. In this environment, libraries are expected by university authorities to demonstrate return on investment. This study, therefore, is located within the realm of determining return on investment for the funds spent by universities to build dedicated postgraduate library spaces. This study will further benefit librarians and the university administrators by helping them to better understand the postgraduate students space needs, as well as the challenges being encountered.

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The utilisation of library spaces by postgraduate students at a university in an African country

Bangani

Moyo

Mashiyane

2019

GKMC

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“…Pendidikan kedokteran sarjana dan pascasarjana diatur oleh aturan dan peraturan khusus tetapi CPD adalah proses di mana tanggung jawab terletak pada para profesional dan individu (Khan, 2010). Continuing Professional Development (CPD) adalah tentang memastikan bahwa individu memiliki peluang untuk mengikuti perkembangan tren dan terus-menerus mempelajari dan meningkatkan subjek dan pengetahuan profesional mereka (Moonasar & Underwood, 2018) Orang-orang mengharapkan apa yang 'terbaik' daripada apa yang 'tepat' untuk situasi tertentu dan untuk tingkat itu; kompetensi profesional harus dikombinasikan dengan improvisasi dan pengawasan umum. Itulah sebabnya, di seluruh dunia konsep CPD muncul dan berkembang sebagai proses pendidikan yang dinamis untuk meningkatkan dan meningkatkan kinerja profesionalnya (Khan, 2010).…”

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Continuous Professional Development in Healthcare

Aristayudha

Richadinata

Rettobjaan

2021

EJMUNUD

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Industry 4.0 has shown that digital is everywhere. The Healtcare industry is in the "long fuse, big bang" cluster meaning companies will face their disruption in three to five years and therefore have more time to change (Deloitte 2015). Which shows that in a few years there will be a transformation in the way the health care industry works. This study was conducted to determine the effect of continued professional development (CPD) in the health care industry. The sample in this study were 107 people where the results of data collection were processed using simple linear regression analysis techniques. The research results prove that continued professional development has a positive and significant effect on individuals in the health care industry and that continued professional development has a positive and significant effect on organizations in the health care industry. This shows that organizations / companies in the health care industry are expected to take responsibility for the development of employees' abilities and individuals / employees in the health care industry are expected to understand that CPD is an investment in career development. Keywords: continued professional development, motivation, perception, benefits

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“…To cope with and overcome the rapid changes in their profession, academic librarians are required to constantly develop their skills and knowledge through CPD (Broady-Preston, 2009;Maesaroh, 2012). This is supported by Moonasar and Underwood (2018) who explain that CPD is about ensuring that individuals have the opportunity to be up-to-date with trends and continuously learn and improve their subject and professional knowledge. The implication of this is that professional development efforts should be made not only by the individual librarians, but Academic libraries workforce also the institution.…”

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An assessment of education and continuing professional development (CPD) of academic libraries workforce in Botswana

Oladokun

Mooko

Fidzani

2020

GKMC

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the current level of education qualifications of the workforce working in academic libraries in Botswana. The study also aims to determine the current and required level of continuing professional development (CPD) of librarians working in academic libraries in Botswana. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted positivist research paradigm and quantitative research design using a structured questionnaire to collect data, where survey questions were developed based on existing, tested and verified NeXus1 and NeXus2 instruments developed in Australia. Findings Findings revealed that majority (41 or 35.3%) of the academic workforce in Botswana had first degree professional qualification, while those with diploma qualification were 28 or 24.1%; about a quarter of respondents had obtained master’s degree qualification. Most of the CPD activities undertaken were workshops and other workplace training programmes. While about half of the total respondents had attended conferences, less than half of them had published or presented a paper, and mentoring, that should have been given a pride of place in the libraries, largely suffers near neglect. Some knowledge and skills have been acquired on the job and have beneficial impact in the service rendered. Originality/value The study seems to be the first of its type in Botswana as a thorough search of literature did not yield any result in the field. What is more, it combines the librarians in public and private universities, colleges of education and institutes of health sciences. Recommendations generated from the findings are likely to improve the services rendered and interest of the librarians in the profession.

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Continuing Professional Development opportunities in Information and Communication Technology for academic librarians at the Durban University of Technology

Abstract: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a vital tool for maintaining the skills and expertise of staff, especially with regard to the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT

Cited by 25 publications

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The utilisation of library spaces by postgraduate students at a university in an African country

The utilisation of library spaces by postgraduate students at a university in an African country

Continuous Professional Development in Healthcare

An assessment of education and continuing professional development (CPD) of academic libraries workforce in Botswana

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