1. London Health Libraries Induction – Staff Development Sarah Lawson Senior Information Specialist (NHS Support) King’s College London September 2008

2. Training courses Face to face – there are a number of suppliers of training courses, both London wide and nationally, e.g. CLIST, HLG, CPD25, CILIP. Information available on their websites, or discussion lists

3. Training courses Online – FOLIO - a programme of online learning for health librarians in the UK commissioned by the National Library for Health (NLH). http://cpdfolio.pbwiki.com/

4. Support for qualifications Support for chartership and certification Contact Aileen Wood govanwood@yahoo.co.uk govanwood@yahoo.co.uk NVQs – Level 2 or Level 3 Information and Library Services – via Richmond on Thames NVQ Centre. Contact Richard Osborn rosborn@londondeanery.ac.uk

5. Networking London Health Libraries working groups Health Libraries Group (CILIP) Email discussion lists – Londonlinks; library assistants; lis-medical

6. Online resources Londonlinks – www.londonlinks.nhs.ukwww.londonlinks.nhs.uk CLIST trainer’s toolkit Health Libraries Group – www.cilip.org.uk/hlg www.cilip.org.uk/hlg National Library for Health- www.library.nhs.uk/forlibrarians/

7. Other CPD methods Job swaps/shares; managing a project; shadowing; joining a learning set; working with a mentor; visiting other libraries; getting involved in Trust committees

8. Over to you: What would you like to see London Health Libraries offer?