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Librarian interrupted! Ur‐librarian to un‐librarian, or ur‐librarian to uber‐librarian?

Library Management, 2009
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address the dangers and opportunities for a highly trained group of professionals – librarians – in responding to the present and future challenges, for example from the web's so‐called digital natives and from the web's bare‐fisted market forces.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a general view of the ...
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An analysis of academic librarians competencies and skills for implementation of Big Data analytics in libraries

Data Technologies and Applications, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the views and capabilities of librarians for the implementation of Big Data analytics in academic libraries of Pakistan.
K. Ahmad, Zhen Jianming, Muhammad Rafi
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An assessment of digital literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies among librarians working in university libraries in Africa

Digital Library Perspectives, 2019
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess digital literacy skills possessed by library and information professionals working in university libraries in Africa.Design/methodology/approachOnline questionnaire was developed to collect data from 214 ...
E. Baro, Onyedikachi G. Obaro, Emetarom Doris Aduba   +2 more
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Industrial revolution 4.0: implication to libraries and librarians

Library Hi Tech News, 2019
Purpose Industry 4.0 is a term for the so-called Fourth Industrial revolutions. It is the technological integration of cyber-physical systems (CPS) in the process of production.
Abid Hussain
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Librarian in Search of a Publisher and Librarian/Author

Serials Review, 1987
Librarian/Author." A Practical Guide on How to Get Published. Ed. Betty-Carol Sellen. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1985. 247p. $24.95. LC 85-4953. ISBN 0-918212-83-9. Many books advise the general public on getting their writing published. Librarian in Search o f a Publisher and Librar ian /Author are unusual in that they address the same advice to the ...
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Design partnerships for participatory librarianship: A conceptual model for understanding librarians co designing With digital youth

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2019
Libraries play a central role for youth and digital learning. As libraries transition to learning spaces, youth librarians can engage in aspects of democratic design that empowers youth. Participatory design (PD) is a user‐centered design method that can
Jason C. Yip, Kung Jin Lee, Jin Ha Lee
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An investigation of the digital literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies among librarians working in university libraries in Nigeria

Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the digital literacy skills possessed by librarians working in university libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire was developed using SurveyMonkey to collect data ...
Chukwuma Clement Okeji, Eriye Chris Tralagba, I. C. Obi   +2 more
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Articulating the Experience of Uniqueness and Difference for Librarians of Color

Library quarterly, 2019
The lack of diversity in the library profession means that the experiences of librarians of color are often ignored, and librarians from the dominant white cultural group are unaware of the challenges their colleagues face.
A. VanScoy, Kawanna Bright
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Digital competencies for developing and managing digital libraries: An investigation from university librarians in Pakistan

Electronic library, 2017
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the essential digital competencies for developing and managing digital libraries. The study identified useful training programs for university librarians to acquire digital competencies.
S. Khan, R. Bhatti
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UTAUT as a Model for Understanding Intention to Adopt AI and Related Technologies among Librarians

The journal of academic librarianship, 2021
James E. Andrews, Heather H. Ward, J. Yoon   +2 more
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