education of library and information science (lis) has several problems that are caused by the changing nature of the discipline and the social, economic and cultural contexts in which lis departments function. the aim of this article is to enumerate and discuss some of the common problems of lis education in developing countries of asia and suggest solutions. we show that as asian developing c...

introduction: implementation of training programs can help an organization to supply the required specialist manpower and to solve personnel productivity problems. therefore, the implementation of training programs will increase the effectiveness and productivity of personnel services in an organization. to better implement and improve the quality of training programs some necessary conditions ...

Nurses and service managers in a community trust were asked to evaluate a training course designed to help them implement the trust's clinical supervision policy. The audit identified several patterns of clinical supervision emerging within the trust. The author discusses the benefits of these to patients, staff and the organisation and draws some recommendations for nurses involved in implemen...

four reasons for attending in-service training courses were identified: the need for advancement, the need for acquiring occupational skills, cultural factors, and economic reasons and then the opinions of 135 teachers (85 males and 77 females) were surveyed regarding their ranked importance. the sample was randomly selected from among all teachers attending the in-service training centers in t...

In this case study, the authors discuss the implementation of online career advising and planning services at a major university. Using externally hosted chat software, the office of career services designed an interactive, student focused, online resource for students and alumni. Implementation required researching best practices, establishing a reasonable budget, training staff, and marketing...

BACKGROUND recently in Brazil, there have been investments and improvements in the service delivery system for assistive technology provision. However, there is little documentation of this process, or evidence that users are being involved appropriately. OBJECTIVE to understand how a ssistive technology service provision currently functions in Belo Horizonte city, Brazil, in order to provide...