- Multinational, multicultural environment
- Involved in various library initiatives / projects
- Learning new resources and technology
- Having a say in library policies
- Opportunity to implement new methods / procedures
- Imparting knowledge to newbies
- Mentorship
- Getting to know other cultures
- Generous and kind hospitality of locals
- Putting your skills to the test; stretching them at times
- Satisfaction of helping people in obtaining the information that they need;
seeing the smile on their faces - Demonstrating research methods to students and researchers
- Attending overseas conferences / workshops, presenting papers and sharing of knowledge and ideas with fellow professionals
- Publishing papers
- Participate in community events such as “Parade of Nations”: Opportunity to see people dressed in their national costumes, taste ‘national food’
- Perks