Nature or nurture? Case study perspectives on developing a team of passionate instruction librarians at the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University

• Main Author: MUNOO, Rajendra
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Information literacy; professional development; academic libraries; Singapore Management University; Asian Studies; Human Resources Management; Information Literacy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/library_research/223; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/library_research/article/1228/viewcontent/Nature_or_Nurture_Case_Study_Passionate_Librarians_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Developing and sustaining a team of passionate instruction librarians willing to conduct training and go the extra mile is hard to do, especially with limited resource. Successful instructional programmes depend on teamwork and collaboration especially in academic libraries. In this paper the author...