This volume comprises papers prepared for the 8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development (Bologna, Italy, 18-20 August 2009). Within the broad theme of creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce in library and information organizations, the conference addresses managing between and across generations, mentoring and coaching, attracting people to the profession and developing a new generation of leaders, re-skilling and transferability of skills, succession planning and passing on knowledge.
Jana Varlejs, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA
Liz Lewis, BBC, London, UK
Graham Walton, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.