librarians do fly: strategies for staying aloft julie parry bath spa university
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Librarians DO fly: strategies Librarians DO fly: strategies for staying aloftfor staying aloft
Julie ParryJulie Parry
Bath Spa UniversityBath Spa University
Skills and competencesSkills and competences
Fielden (1993)Fielden (1993)
Teaching & learningTeaching & learning New technology & New technology &
information systemsinformation systems Customer serviceCustomer service Management skillsManagement skills
Heery & Morgan (1996)Heery & Morgan (1996)
Teaching & trainingTeaching & training IT-related skillsIT-related skills Credibility with Credibility with
academic staffacademic staff Management skillsManagement skills
Skills and competencesSkills and competences
Feret & Marcinek (1999)Feret & Marcinek (1999)
Communication/training skillsCommunication/training skills IT skillsIT skills Managerial skillsManagerial skills CommitmentCommitment
Current competence requirementsCurrent competence requirements Information literacyInformation literacy Developing electronic servicesDeveloping electronic services Liaising with stakeholdersLiaising with stakeholders Customer serviceCustomer service Understanding of the higher education Understanding of the higher education
environmentenvironment IT skillsIT skillsAlsoAlso Experience of online sources/information retrievalExperience of online sources/information retrieval Awareness of legislationAwareness of legislation Web developmentWeb development
Themes for the futureThemes for the future
Personalisation of servicesPersonalisation of services Collaboration (physical and virtual facilities)Collaboration (physical and virtual facilities) Flexible use of spaceFlexible use of space Management and skillsManagement and skills
The academic cybrarian in 2012The academic cybrarian in 2012
““Each information Each information
cluster is containedcluster is contained
within a transparentwithin a transparent
shimmering wall ofshimmering wall of
digits [known as] digits [known as]
Curtain SilencerCurtain Silencer
Software”Software”
Saltire Centre, GlasgowSaltire Centre, Glasgow
Photographed by John WilsherPhotographed by John Wilsher
Skills for the futureSkills for the future
IT skillsIT skills
Management skillsManagement skills
CommunicationCommunication
Learning and teachingLearning and teaching
MSc in Information & Library MSc in Information & Library ManagementManagement
Core module (Organising Core module (Organising information) includes:information) includes:
Hybrid librariesHybrid libraries IntranetsIntranets Knowledge managementKnowledge management
Advanced skills include:Advanced skills include: Internet standardsInternet standards Metadata schemasMetadata schemas
Not taught:Not taught: Teaching skills Teaching skills
CataloguingCataloguing ClassificationClassification
Optional:Optional:
RecruitmentRecruitment
A clear understanding of the current and A clear understanding of the current and future skills required for the postfuture skills required for the post
Performance managementPerformance management
To achieve results staff need to have:To achieve results staff need to have: Agreed objectivesAgreed objectives Adequate resources (time, equipment etc.)Adequate resources (time, equipment etc.) Requisite skillsRequisite skills Performance management system Performance management system
(such as appraisal)(such as appraisal)
Staff development and trainingStaff development and training
Individual employee levelIndividual employee level Organisational levelOrganisational level Regional levelRegional level Sectoral levelSectoral level
The academic librarian…The academic librarian…
……like the phoenix “flies far ahead to the like the phoenix “flies far ahead to the front, always scanning the landscape and front, always scanning the landscape and distant space. It represents our capacity distant space. It represents our capacity for vision, for collecting sensory for vision, for collecting sensory information about our environment and the information about our environment and the events unfolding within it. The phoenix, events unfolding within it. The phoenix, with its great beauty, creates intense with its great beauty, creates intense excitement and deathless inspiration”.excitement and deathless inspiration”.