London Health Libraries Induction Staff Development

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London Health Libraries Induction Staff
Development

• Sarah Lawson
• Senior Information Specialist (NHS Support)
• Kings College London
• September 2008

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Training courses

• Face to face there are a number of suppliers of
  training courses, both London wide and
  nationally, e.g. CLIST, HLG, CPD25, CILIP.
• Information available on their websites, or
  discussion lists

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Training courses

• Online FOLIO - a programme of online learning
  for health librarians in the UK commissioned by
  the National Library for Health (NLH).
• http//cpdfolio.pbwiki.com/

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Support for qualifications

• Support for chartership and certification Contact
  Aileen Wood govanwood_at_yahoo.co.uk
• NVQs Level 2 or Level 3 Information and Library
  Services via Richmond on Thames NVQ
  Centre.Contact Richard Osborn
• rosborn_at_londondeanery.ac.uk

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Networking

• London Health Libraries working groups
• Health Libraries Group (CILIP)
• Email discussion lists Londonlinks library
  assistants lis-medical

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Online resources

• Londonlinks www.londonlinks.nhs.uk
• CLIST trainers toolkit
• Health Libraries Group www.cilip.org.uk/hlg
• National Library for Health-
• www.library.nhs.uk/forlibrarians/

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Other CPD methods

• Job swaps/shares
• managing a project
• shadowing
• joining a learning set
• working with a mentor
• visiting other libraries
• getting involved in Trust committees

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• Over to you
• What would you like to see London Health
  Libraries offer?