"Becoming ""Librarian 2.0"": The Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes Required by Library and Information Science Professionals in a Web 2.0 World (and Beyond)"
Partridge, Helen; Lee, Julie; Munro, Carrie
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Title
"Becoming ""Librarian 2.0"": The Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes Required by Library and Information Science Professionals in a Web 2.0 World (and Beyond)"
Author(s)
Partridge, Helen
Lee, Julie
Munro, Carrie
Issue Date
2010
Keyword(s)
Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science
Librarians.
Vocational qualifications.
Core competencies.
Abstract
"In 2005, Stephen Abram, vice president of Innovation at SirsiDynix, challenged library and information science (LIS) professionals to start becoming ""librarian 2.0."" In the last few years, discussion and debate about the ""core competencies"" needed by librarian 2.0 have appeared in the ""biblioblogosphere"" (blogs written by LIS professionals). However, beyond these informal blog discussions few systematic and empirically based studies have taken place. This article will discuss a research project that fills this gap. Funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, the project identifies the key skills, knowledge, and attributes required by ""librarian 2.0."" Eighty-one members of the Australian LIS profession participated in a series of focus groups. Eight themes emerged as being critical to ""librarian 2.0"": technology, communication, teamwork, user focus, business savvy, evidence based practice, learning and education, and personal traits. This article will provide a detailed discussion on each of these themes. The study's findings also suggest that ""librarian 2.0"" is a state of mind, and that the Australian LIS profession is undergoing a significant shift in ""attitude."""
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2010 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Library Trends 59 (1-2) Summer/Fall 2010: Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science, Part 2. Edited by Joanne Gard Marshall, Susan Rathbun-Grubb, Deborah Barreau, and Jennifer Craft Morgan
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