The Library Future, It’s Up to You What Tomorrow’s Librarians Need to Know Today
The Library Future, It’s Up to You: What Tomorrow’s Librarians Need to Know Today
Nov 14, 2014
A presentation for library students covering the areas required to be a successful library professional. Includes areas of focus on the community, library services, management skills, and trends in librarianship.
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The Library Future, It’s Up to You
What Tomorrow’s Librarians Need to Know Today
Serve the good of your library
Desire to meet and serve the library's user community
Positive attitude toward library users with special needs
Knowledge of a foreign language for communities with non-native speaking populations
Gaming-Bringing People Together
Author Speakers-Bringing Culture to Users
Blogs
Communicate in Many Ways
Ability to motivate, establish and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing Ability to communicate using technology Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and
present ideas clearly and concisely in written and oral form
Office Tasks - Open Office
Documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets
Skype Voice Over Internet (VOIP)
Chat with Users-Meebo.com
Blogger
Yahoo Babel Fish-Translation tool
Understand the Library
Knowledge of the philosophy and techniques of library service
Possess a knowledge of library services, materials and resources
Knowledge of computers, the internet, and available library software
Reference-Knowledge Management
Online Catalog-Access Services
Cataloging-Bibliographic Records
Instruction User - Education
Manage Yourself, Others, and Change
Ability to organize job duties and work independently
Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment
Ability to make administrative decisions, interpret policies, and supervise staff
Ability to think analytically and to develop new or revised systems, procedures, and work flow
Managing People and Spaces
Managing Workload
Library Sessions Taught FY 2008
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100
200
300
Months
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Sessions 19 62 60 10 0 29 34 31 7 252
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
Records kept in spreadsheets to plan for instruction demand.
These are balanced with available librarian resources.
Information Literacy
Standards & Assessments
Curriculum & Instruction
Professional Development
Learning Environments
Life & Career Skills
Learning & Innovation Skills
Core Subjects & 21C Themes
Information, Media, &Technology Skills
Assessment
Zotero-Browser Biblographic Management
Google Docs
Google Sites
Podcasting
Mobile Services
WorldCat
RefWorks
NCSU Catalog
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