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Book Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age

Download or read book Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age written by Jeffrey G. Coghill and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Librarianship is both an art and a science. Librarians study the science of information and how to work with clients to help them find solutions to their information needs. They also learn quickly that there is an art to working with people, to finding the answers to tough questions using the resources available and knowing which information resources to use to find the information being sought in short order. But, what technical skills do librarians need to be successful in the future? How can library managers best develop their staffs for success? Developing Librarian Competencies for the Digital Age explores questions such as: What is the composition of a modern library collection? Will that collection look different in the future? What are the information sources and how do we manage those? What are the technical skills needed for a 21st century librarian? How will reference services change and adapt to embrace new ways to interact with library patrons or clients? What kinds of library skills are needed for the librarian of today to grow and thrive, now and into the future? How will service models change to existing clients and how will the model change going into the future of librarianship? What kinds of budgeting challenges are there for libraries and the administrators who oversee these libraries? What do the library professional organizations see as the core skills needed for new graduates and those practicing in the profession going into the future? In answering those questions, the book identifies specific digital skills needed for success, ways of developing those skills, and ways of assessing them.

Book Preparing the Information Professional

Download or read book Preparing the Information Professional written by Sajjad ur Rehman and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2000-07-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employs international perspectives for analyzing existing models of information education and defines competencies required of the future professional.

Book New Directions in Library and Information Science Education

Download or read book New Directions in Library and Information Science Education written by José-Marie Griffiths and published by White Plains, N.Y. : Published by Knowledge Industry Publications for the American Society for Information Science. This book was released on 1986 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To determine the current and future competencies required by librarians and information professionals, a project was undertaken to meet the following objectives: set forth an idealized framework to be used by the librarian and information professional community; determine a first set of competencies which are validated in the workplace to some extent; establish initial education and training requirements; initiate a process for communication among the principal librarians and information professional participants which can be continued after project completion; and describe steps that can be taken in the future to ensure continuation of the competency achievement cycle. To meet these objectives, substantial input was obtained from a large number of organizations, educators, employers, professional societies, and individual professionals. The study results are presented in a six-chapter report and five appendices. Report chapters comprise: Overview of the Project; A Framework for Describing Librarian and Information Professional Competencies; Methods; Information Workers and Librarians and Information Professionals; Librarian and Information Professional Competencies; and Educational Requirements and Implications. Appendices include a literature review; secondary analyses (including analyses of information professional and librarian vacancy announcements); an example of the relationships between competencies, performance, effectiveness, and value in three special libraries; a bibliography; and an annotated bibliography. Twelve supplementary volumes provide detailed descriptions of competencies for the following positions: (1) Academic Librarian; (2) Public Librarian; (3) School Librarian; (4) Special Librarian; (5) Database Producer; (6) Database Distributor/Service; (7) Information Center/Clearinghouse; (8) Records and Information Manager; (9) Archivist/Museum; (10) Information Analysis Center; (11) Information Service Company; and (12) Library System Supplier. (THC)

Book Professional Competencies  technology and the Librarian

Download or read book Professional Competencies technology and the Librarian written by Linda C. Smith and published by Graduate School of Library and Information Scie y of Illinoi. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10 papers included in this volume consider how professional roles and responsibilities have been and are being affected by technological change and what competencies are important in filling these roles. In addition, approaches to training and education to develop competencies--which are defined as knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes--are explored. The keynote address, "Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals," by Jose-Marie Griffiths, provides a framework from within which to consider the papers which follow. The remaining papers are: K. Henderson, "The New Technology and Competencies for 'The Most Typical of the Activities of Libraries': Technical Services"; D. Nitecki, "Competencies Required of Public Services Librarians to Use New Technologies"; R. Sweeney, "The Public Librarian of the Last Years of the Twentieth Century"; C. Gray, "Technology and the Academic Library Staff or the Resurgence of the Luddites"; H. Griffin, "Special Librarians Face the New Technology"; L. Baskin and M. Spencer, "Training Staff to Use Computers"; E. Daniel, "Education Matters"; J. Virgo, "The Role of the Association in Developing Professional Competence"; and J. Segal, "Competencies for Library Networking and Cooperation." Biographical information on the authors and an index are included. (DMC)

Book Health Professions Education

    Book Details:
  • Author : Institute of Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2003-07-01
  • ISBN : 030913319X
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book Health Professions Education written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Institute of Medicine study Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) recommended that an interdisciplinary summit be held to further reform of health professions education in order to enhance quality and patient safety. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality is the follow up to that summit, held in June 2002, where 150 participants across disciplines and occupations developed ideas about how to integrate a core set of competencies into health professions education. These core competencies include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. This book recommends a mix of approaches to health education improvement, including those related to oversight processes, the training environment, research, public reporting, and leadership. Educators, administrators, and health professionals can use this book to help achieve an approach to education that better prepares clinicians to meet both the needs of patients and the requirements of a changing health care system.

Book Forecasting Informatics Competencies for Nurses in the Future of Connected Health

Download or read book Forecasting Informatics Competencies for Nurses in the Future of Connected Health written by J. Murphy and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing informatics has a long history of focusing on information management and nurses have a long history of describing their computer use. However, based on the technical advances and through the ongoing and consistent changes in healthcare today, we are now challenged to look to the future and help determine what nurses and patients/consumers will need going forward. This book presents the proceedings of the Post Conference to the 13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2016. The theme of the Post Conference is Forecasting Informatics Competencies for Nurses in the Future of Connected Health. This book includes 25 chapters written as part of the Post Conference; a result of the collaboration among nursing informatics experts from research, education and practice settings, from 18 countries, and from varying levels of expertise – those beginning to forge new frontiers in connected health and those who helped form the discipline. The book content will help forecast and define the informatics competencies for nurses in practice, and as such, it will also help outline the requirements for informatics training in nursing programs around the world. The content will aid in shaping the nursing practice that will exist in our future of connected health, when practice and technology will be inextricably intertwined.

Book Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21st Century

Download or read book Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21st Century written by Barbara M. Spiegelman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Continuing Professional Development

Download or read book Continuing Professional Development written by Alan Brine and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brine helps information professionals in their continuing professional development by showing them how to examine their own skills and plan their development over a period of time. He shows how to focus on a career path and acquire the skills necessary for the route they wish to follow in information work.

Book Essential Skills And Competencies For Supply Chain Professionals And Future Leaders In Asia  A Framework For Planning And Managing Supply Chain Talents

Download or read book Essential Skills And Competencies For Supply Chain Professionals And Future Leaders In Asia A Framework For Planning And Managing Supply Chain Talents written by Albert Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of its kind in attempting to identify the skills and competencies required of supply chain leaders in Asia. In 2020, McKinsey reported that they believe leaders should not just fix their supply chains temporarily, but to transform them. Reimagining supply chains to avoid past traps and meet future needs will require a comprehensive approach in reskilling supply chain professionals to build new competencies for new norms.This book showcases the results of quantitative and qualitative research, including surveys and interviews with supply chain managers across Asia, highlighting the essential skills and competencies required to be a successful supply chain manager. A framework to plan and manage supply chain talents and strategies for recruiting and retaining supply chain talents are also included.The contributors of this book include Janya Chanchaichujit, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (Victoria), Sumit Mitra, Sherman Ong and Juliater Simarmata.

Book Continuing Professional Education for the Information Society

Download or read book Continuing Professional Education for the Information Society written by Patricia Layzell Ward and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Book Information Services Today

Download or read book Information Services Today written by Sandra Hirsh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Information Services Today: An Introduction demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training, professional development, and lifelong learning in order to stay abreast of current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent to address the changing user needs of information communities. Specifically, the Information Services Today: An Introduction: provides a thorough introduction, history, and overall state of the field, explores different types of information communities, the varying information needs within those communities, and the role of equity of access, diversity, inclusion, and social justice in those communities, addresses why information organizations and information and technological literacy are more important today than ever before, discusses how technology has influenced the ways that information professionals provide information resources and services in today’s digital environment, highlights current issues and trends and provides expert insight into emerging challenges, innovations, and opportunities for the future, and identifies career management strategies and leadership opportunities in the information professions. The new edition features chapter updates to address changes in information services, introducing new/updated topics such as emergency/crisis management/community resilience, sustainability, data analysis and visualization, social justice, and equity of access, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Information Services Today: An Introduction begins with an overview of libraries and their transformation as information and technological hubs within their local and digital communities, as well as trends impacting the information field. Information Services Today: An Introduction covers the various specializations within the field – emphasizing the exciting yet complex roles and opportunities for information professionals in a variety of information environments. With that foundation in place, it presents the fundamentals of information services, delves into management skills needed by information professionals today, and explores emerging issues related to the rapid development of new technologies. Information Services Today: An Introduction addresses how libraries and information centers serve different kinds of communities, highlighting the unique needs of increasingly diverse users. Information Services Today: An Introduction provokes discussion, critical thinking, and interaction to facilitate the learning process. The content and supplemental materials – discussion questions, rich sets of online accessible materials, multimedia webcast interviews featuring authors from this book discussing the trends and issues in their respective areas, and chapter presentation slides for use by instructors – give readers the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of and engagement with the topics.

Book Professional Competencies  technology and the Librarian

Download or read book Professional Competencies technology and the Librarian written by Linda C. Smith and published by Graduate School of Library and Information Scie y of Illinoi. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10 papers included in this volume consider how professional roles and responsibilities have been and are being affected by technological change and what competencies are important in filling these roles. In addition, approaches to training and education to develop competencies--which are defined as knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes--are explored. The keynote address, "Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals," by Jose-Marie Griffiths, provides a framework from within which to consider the papers which follow. The remaining papers are: K. Henderson, "The New Technology and Competencies for 'The Most Typical of the Activities of Libraries': Technical Services"; D. Nitecki, "Competencies Required of Public Services Librarians to Use New Technologies"; R. Sweeney, "The Public Librarian of the Last Years of the Twentieth Century"; C. Gray, "Technology and the Academic Library Staff or the Resurgence of the Luddites"; H. Griffin, "Special Librarians Face the New Technology"; L. Baskin and M. Spencer, "Training Staff to Use Computers"; E. Daniel, "Education Matters"; J. Virgo, "The Role of the Association in Developing Professional Competence"; and J. Segal, "Competencies for Library Networking and Cooperation." Biographical information on the authors and an index are included. (DMC)

Book Service Science and the Information Professional

Download or read book Service Science and the Information Professional written by Yvonne de Grandbois and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we transition to a service and information-based economy, information specialists are projected onto the leading edge of an emerging science. Service Science and theInformation Professional demonstrates how the power of this new transdisciplinary field can inform and transform the current information professional world. Service Science is about people, technology, information, and organizations. Service Science can be of great benefit to Information Centres everywhere, and Information Service outlets can be a tremendous field of research for this new science. iSchools and Schools of Information Studies can join Computer Science, Engineering and Business Schools in receiving research grants for the development of Service Science. Information professionals need to know this new discipline and be inspired to participate in it. Describes service science and its increasing relevance as a discipline Provides relevant information to those pursuing interests in Information science, Information literacy, service science, and information management illustrates that the transition to a service and information-based economy will require libraries to deal with both information and services Explains why information professionals need to know more about this emerging field Shows the value of research, and the importance of participating in this field

Book Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession

Download or read book Strategies for Regenerating the Library and Information Profession written by Jana Varlejs and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises papers prepared for the 8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development (Bologna, Italy, 18-20 August 2009). Within the broad theme of creating a positive work environment for a multi-generational workforce in library and information organizations, the conference addresses managing between and across generations, mentoring and coaching, attracting people to the profession and developing a new generation of leaders, re-skilling and transferability of skills, succession planning and passing on knowledge.

Book National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries  NACML

Download or read book National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries NACML written by K. Shivananda Bhat and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of the information and communication technologies, traditional library activities are undergoing transformation in a big way. Modern library’s collection includes a vast array of information resources, databases, electronic journals, e-books, digital images, institutional repositories etc. To manage a modern library, library professionals need to have awareness and knowledge on management of electronic resources, federated and discovered tools for single click search, literature techniques, application of RFID and other technologies, user needs and knowledge on soft skills etc. Keeping these perspectives and issues in mind the National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries (NACML) was organized by SEARCH- The health science library in association with the department of Library and Information Science, Manipal University, Manipal The main objective of the conference was to provide an opportunity to LIS professional to explore the ways and means to manage the modern libraries where electronic resources are playing an important role in meeting the information needs of the users and to explore, discuss and share ideas and knowledge related to innovative modern library management systems to meet the needs of the changing environment. In five technical sessions under five different categories titled Technologies for Management, Best Practice in Modern Libraries, digital libraries and Role of Library Professionals in Management of Modern Libraries held over the two days, total 51 papers were presented at the conference. Various challenges and issues related to management of modern libraries were discussed in the technical sessions and some of the authors shared the best practices of their libraries. The author highlighted the importance of digital libraries and stressed the needs of various skills to work in digital environment. The papers presented in the conference have been edited and brought out in the form of a conference proceedings.

Book Human Resources Management in Libraries

Download or read book Human Resources Management in Libraries written by Gisela M. Webb and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, first published in 1989, educators, library administrators, and human resources managers will find helpful insights into the vital role they can play in attracting pro-active people to the profession, changing current library structures and staffing patterns to meet emerging information needs, and developing existing staff to cope with conflicting demands. Contributors to this valuable new book also explore the human resources implications of the changing mission of libraries; the challenges faced by public services; the need to reallocate, reclassify, and retain existing staff; and the increasingly important role that human resources specialists play in libraries in transition.