Introduction / Margaret Oldroyd -- Human resources for higher education in the 21st century : a strategic overview of development needs / Sally Neocosmos -- Rethinking professional competence for the networked environment / Sheila Corrall -- Developing the academic library managers of the future / Patrick Noon -- Converging on staff development / Biddy Fischer -- Developing the academic librarian as learning facilitator / Chris Powis -- Development routes for academic library support staff / Jo Webb -- Lifelong learning at work : staff development for the flexible workforce / Sue White and Margaret Weaver -- Delivering staff development using a virtual learning environment / Moira Bent -- Collaborative staff development / Philippa Dolphin -- Taking the strategic approach to staff development / Margaret Oldroyd
Summary
In a climate of rapid change, human resource management has become a key area of concern to university and college managers. This text addresses these issues in an academic library context and covers topics such as staff appraisal and development, the quality and learning frameworks, and the context of convergence