Professional Development and Continuing Education
LIANZA offers a national conference annually, in which issues pertaining to librarianship in New Zealand and across the world are discussed. Although LIANZA does not currently accredit library and information education in New Zealand, the LIANZA website provides a summary of New Zealand library qualifications. The Master of Library and Information Studies (offered by Victoria University of Wellington) and the PhD is accepted in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other countries. The LIANZA website also offers a listing of defunct library qualifications for comparison.
The organization sponsors awards, including the LIANZA Children’s Book Awards for distinguished children’s literature by an author who is a resident of New Zealand, industry awards such as the 3M Award for Innovation in Libraries and the YBP/Lindsay and Croft award recognizing contributions in collections development and management, acquisition, and cataloguing. In addition, LIANZA sponsors several scholarships for continuing research in several aspects of the field of librarianship. Study awards are awarded to library professionals who wish to further their professional development. LIANZA also offers student awards and several professional recognition awards.
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