Information Disciplines
Published on Mar 07, 2019
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Technology is arriving at an exponential rate
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With technology so integral to everyday life, the library must stay relevant and provide information access in both physical and digital form.
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"the expectations for new librarians are that they need to be able to adapt, evaluate, and embrace new technologies but must also be knowledgeable about more specialized tools." (Singh & Mehtra, 2012, p. 222)
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What can LIS schools do to help prepare their students?
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The demands to stay technologically relevant becomes problematic as the needed skill set expands and "difficulties in both the acquisition of needed skill sets for certain positions and in actual hiring for some information technology positions" rise. (Riley-Huff & Rholes, 2011, p. 139)
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New Technology
- presents libraries an opportunity
- new ways to provide access to information
- bring together the community with services
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A great example is makerspaces in libraries bring the community together for entirely new services within the library. Technology gives the library more ways to expand and fulfill its mission.
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"While this technology is becoming more prevalent, having a spirit of investigation and little fear of failure is important." (Moorefield-Lang, 2014, p. 591)
Investigation and a lack of fear in failure are necessary.
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References
- Riley-Huff, D. A., & Rholes, J. M. (2011). Librarians and technology skill acquisition: Issues and perspectives. Information Technology and Libraries, 30(3), 129-140.
- Singh, V., & Mehtra, B. (2012). Strengths and weaknesses of the information technology curriculum in Library and Information Science graduate programs. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 45(3), 219-231. doi:10.1177/0961000612448206
- Moorefield-Lang, H. M. (2014). Makers in the library: Case studies of 3D printers and maker spaces in library settings. Library Hi Tech, 32(4), 583-593. doi:10.1108/LHT-06-2014-0056
- Liu, Y. Q., & Briggs, S. (2015). A library in the palm of your hand: Mobile services in top 100 university libraries. Information Technology and Libraries, 34(2), 133-148. doi:10.6017/ital.v34i2.5650
