THE EMBEDDED LIBRARIAN: FOSTERING LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH INFORMATION SKILLS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

“What’s your lib story?”

“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. I thought-if

I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles

across my nose!”

“Anong pinakamalaking problema natin sa library, ngayon, bukas, at

magpakailanman?”

“Keeping up with information in the new media There is a lot of information available through the

new technologies and media. Libraries are hopeless at keeping up with information contained in

databases and social media. They still rely on keeping and providing access to information that is months or

years old in traditional forms.”

Dr. Diljit Singh University of Malaya

Malaysia

“Developing digital skills (eg how to support digital scholarship in Uni libraries: digital engagement, etc.)”

Mylee Joseph The State Library of New South Wales

Australia

"I wish I could give a more "sexy" answer - but misconceptions from the public about libraries still being bookwarehouses instead of vibrant learning institutions making communities smarter - That is

still a problem in 2015... Lots of work to do."

Jan Holmquist Guldborgsund-bibliotekerne

Denmark

“Striking a balance between what is relevant to my users and the predetermined roles or mindsets that

define a librarian, as user needs and contexts are constantly changing.”

Hedren Sum Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

“…the notion that being a librarian is not a real profession.  In schools here,  the librarian job is

basically a part-time job or a co-curricular activity where they perform basic library duties. Together

with the  ability to get information from the Internet these days, this notion is etched in people's minds

that they can't believe that librarians are professionals too. ”

Soma Vellayan Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. I thought-if

I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles

across my nose!”

“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children librarians all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white the

librarian who never had to worry about funding. I thought-if I just wished hard enough

and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow a bottomless

budget outside my window and freckles a big bonus across under my nose!”

CONTEXT

PILIPINAS

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

MY INSTITUTION

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

STORIES

PILIPINAS

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

MY INSTITUTION

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

LITERATURE

LOCAL HEROES

LOCAL SOCIAL NETWORK

CONTEXT

LIFELONG, MEANINGFUL, AND HOLISTIC LEARNING

LIFELONG, MEANINGFUL, AND HOLISTIC FRIENDSHIPS