Information professionals: strong, influential and effective What we know, and what next? Professor Hazel Hall Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation Internet Librarian International London Olympia, 19 th October 2016
Information professionals: strong, influential and effective
What we know, and what next?
Professor Hazel Hall
Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation Internet Librarian International
London Olympia, 19th October 2016
http://hazelhall.org@hazelh
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Slides on SlideShare at http://slideshare.net/hazelhall
What do we know? Some highlights...
86,376 information professionals
‘The challenge of counting libraries’
86,376 information professionals
21.6%
12.6%
England
Majority of workforce: 78.4%• London: 22.6%• South East: 19.4%
Higher proportion of staff in senior roles: 8%• Wales: 7.5%• Scotland: 7.3%• Northern Ireland: 3%
Highly qualified workforce
57.2% hold professional qualifications
A workforce dominated by women
Women Men
But...
Higher earners
•(Men)•Professionally qualified•Members of professional bodies
•IM/KM/RM•Commerce, business, higher education, national libraries, & law
What next?
‘In the room with the key conversations’
Find out more
Thank you tweeters!
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Participation at ILI for:
1.Ourselves
2.Our services
3.Others
1. Learn 2. Implement 3. Influence
Development of ourselves
Tools and sites• Phil’s faves
Platforms• Mobile• Cloud• Web
Techniques• Film-making• Working with vendors
The librarian as...• Events manager• Journalist
Development of services
Content• Makerspaces• Film-making
Engagement• Students• LGBT
Contexts• Big data• Artificial intelligence
Supplier relationships• Vendors
Development of others
Our professional peers• Mentoring• Training
Service users• Orientation
Contribution of strong, influential and effective information professionals
Economic
• Skills development • Productivity• Competitive advantage• Sustainable growth
Social
• Community development
• Equality• Stability
Contact Hazel Hall
•@hazel•http://hazelhall.org•http://slideshare.net/hazelhall
•[email protected]•+44 (0)131 455 2760
Information professionals: strong, influential and effective
What we know, and what next?
Professor Hazel Hall
Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation Internet Librarian International
London Olympia, 19th October 2016