1983: Professional competencies--technology and the librarian

20th Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (1983). Edited by Linda C. Smith.

The twentieth annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing was held April 24-26, 1983, at the Illini Union, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Clinic theme emphasized the human side of library automation: professional competencies required to make effective use of new information technologies. The 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 are explored.

The complete text of the proceedings is available here as well as the individual papers. The papers included here are:

• Introduction - Linda C. Smith
• Competency Requirements For Library And Information Science Professionals - Jose-Marie Griffiths
• The New Technology And Competencies For "The Most Typical Of The Activities Of Libraries": Technical Services - Kathryn Luther Henderson
• Competencies Required Of Public Services Librarians To Use New Technologies - Danljta A. Nitecki
• The Public Librarian Of The Last Years Of The Twentieth Century - Richard T. Sweeney
• Technology And The Academic Library Staff Or The Resurgence Of The Luddites - Carolyn M. Gray
• Special Librarians Face The New Technology - Hillis L. Griffin
• Training Staff To Use Computers - Linda Raskin And Mima Spencer
• Education Matters - Evelyn H. Daniel
• The Role Of The Association In Developing Professional Competence - Julie Carroll Virgo
• Competencies For Library Networking And Cooperation - Jo An S. Segal

The Proceedings of the Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing have been digitized through the Open Content Alliance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.