CILIP | april06

Getting noticed: from shelver to Update profile. Making the most of networking and opportunities

Date: Tuesday 11 April 2006
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Speaker: Ben Chan, Ministry of Defence

Ben will show how raising your profile and that of the service you deliver can go hand-in-hand. He will describe how his own tactics have whisked him from library shelver to being the subject of a feature in Library + Information Update. Ben will suggest networking strategies for benefiting your work, career development and job satisfaction.

Ben Chan, who has qualifications in both Psychology and Information Systems & Technology, began his career as a shelf tidier with Westminster Libraries and rose quickly through the ranks to become one of the youngest senior librarians in the system. He now works for the Ministry of Defence Library and Information Service and specialises in knowledge management applications. He is active in the Aerospace and Defence Librarians Group. Ben plays keyboard in a rock band, is studying for a piano performance diploma and is working towards his kung fu black belt. He plays for the MoD London football team.

Handout: Enquiry Portals (DOC 290K)
Podcast of talk
Ben Chan would welcome feedback on this podcast. Contact him at benechanuk@hotmail.com

Updated: 23 June 2006

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Getting noticed: from shelver to Update profile. Making the most of networking and opportunities