100 Best Blogs for Librarians of the Future

Posted by Celia Walter | 7 Aug, 2009

100 Best Blogs for Librarians of the Future

From Learn-gasm - "As a modern day library student, you're probably excited about discovering and experimenting with the new tools and systems that have changed the way we find, receive and catalog information. But with all of the new technology out there, it can be hard to keep track of everything beyond your own niche field of study. This collection of library and information technology blogs have changed that, and now you'll be able to learn about all of the trends, developments, tools and resources available to librarians in every niche"

From Peter Scott's Library blog

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SCONUL Focus: subject librarian issue

Posted by Celia Walter | 6 Jul, 2009
SCONUL Focus - Number 45 Spring 2009

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Rise of the Knowledge Librarian in the business enterprise

Posted by Celia Walter | 10 Feb, 2009

The Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian

A new article in KMWorld by Art Murray and Ken Wheaton discusses the Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian. The authors discuss the transformation that the traditional corporate librarian must undertake in order to remain relevant and make the transition to the knowledge librarian. According to Murray and Wheaton three role shifts must occur in order for this to happen:

Role shift #1: A knowledge librarian should be the “content czar” of the enterprise.
Role shift #2: A knowledge librarian understands the strategic information needs of the enterprise.
Role shift #3: A knowledge librarian is a lead agent of change.

“The librarian of the future is uniquely positioned to be at the center of the creation and alignment of intellectual assets across the enterprise. That leads to improved innovation and business performance on a sustained basis. Maybe the time will soon come when we will see librarians as CKOs.”

iLibrarian blog

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Audience development officers?

Posted by Celia Walter | 16 Jan, 2009

Librarians are to be renamed 'audience development officers' under plans by Edinburgh council to bring them into the 21st century.

People who work in libraries have been known as librarians since the first library was created in the Middle East around 2,700 years ago.

But council chiefs in Edinburgh have decided that the job description, although it appears to "do what it says on the tin", needs to be updated.

They want to re-brand librarians in the city's network of 25 community libraries with the not very catchy title of "audience development officers".

The proposed move is part of a widespread shake-up of library services which the local authority says will bring the service into the 21st century.

However, the moves have infuriated staff and could lead to strike action after 95 per cent of library workers rejected the proposed alterations to their terms and conditions...[more]

From: The Telegraph

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LibGig: Professional networking website ...

Posted by Celia Walter | 4 Sep, 2008

LibGig
"Professional networking website dedicated to bringing together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces or distributes information for a living." Site features searchable job listings, list of American Library Association accredited schools ("including their specialties, degrees, certificates, doctoral programs, admissions and financial aid contact"), career development resources, and a blog.
URL: http://www.libgig.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26642

Annotation copyright LII.ORG

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ACRL, Syracuse University and WISE present online course

Posted by Celia Walter | 30 Jul, 2008

ACRL is partnering with Syracuse University and the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium to offer WISE+: Contemporary Academic Librarianship, an online continuing education opportunity taught by ACRL Past President Julie Todaro this fall. The three-month, asynchronous course examines 21st century academic libraries (community college, college and university) within the context of higher education, scholarly communication and the world of contemporary publishing.

Peter Scott's Library blog 

 

 

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IFLA Journal, 34.2

Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Jul, 2008

IFLA Journal, 34.2
103 pages; PDF.

Articles include:

+ Canadian Libraries on the Agenda: their accomplishments and directions

+ Understanding Cybersocial Network Trends for Innovation in Libraries

+ North African Research Tendencies in Library and Information Science: the theoretical and the empirical

+ The Right of Access to Information: opportunities and challenges for civil society and good governance in South Africa

+ The DISA Project. Packaging South African heritage as a continuing resource: content, access, ownership and ideology

Source: IFLA

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Stress Management for Library & Information Science Professionals In Digital Environment

Posted by Celia Walter | 6 Nov, 2007

Full Text Research Paper: Stress Management Of Library & Information Science Professionals In Digital Environment
Stress is the changes which our bodies experience while we adjust to our continually changing environment. It has been an integral part of our daily life since prehistoric times and Library & Information Science personnel are not an exception to this. Thus we cannot avoid stress in our
life. What can be done is to manage it properly to increase our efficiency. This article attempts to define stress in the light of LIS profession. It describes about the diffrent kinds of stress in libraries and their causes. Discusses the methods to manage the stress of LIS professionals with
special reference to digital library environment.
Source: Proceedings Librarianship in 21st Century, Sambalpur University,Burla,Orissa

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