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University of Arizona, School of Information and Library Science Presentation for the 2012 Arizona Library Association Meeting
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Librarians are Everywhere Knowledge is Crucial for
Success
Bryan HeidornDirector and Associate Professor
School of Information Resources and Library Science
The new information professional
Special Libraries, Museums, Archives, X libraries, embedded librarians, …
Janice Arenofsky, Toughing It Out In a Tight Job Market. American Libraries, Nov/Dec 2012.
Or not so so
The new information professional
Librarians and information professionals have always collected and organized information to support individuals' and institutions' ability to gain useful knowledge
In the information society in which we live, this mission is more important than ever
Librarians and information professionals are not just in libraries anymore, and those who are have adopted new roles and responsibilities
Peter Barron
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Outside the box: The librarian without the library
Knowledge managersIntelligence analystRecords managersResearch specialists/associates
Working in law firms, advertising agencies, information management consulting firms, news offices, religious
organizations--anywhere the ability to translate information into knowledge is essential for success.
Librarians are the U.S. Intelligence Community experts in acquiring, researching, exploiting, and managing information sources. The Open Source Center is seeking Librarian applicants with a passion for innovation, customer service, and library science expertise to join the CIA Library. Our Librarians play an essential role in the intelligence mission by acquiring, researching, and making accessible the most critical information resources that meet CIA and Intelligence Community information requirements. Librarians also have opportunities to serve as embedded, or forward deployed, information experts in CIA offices and select Intelligence Community agencies. The CIA Library maintains strong relationships with the Library of Congress, other Intelligence Community libraries, select academic institutions, and other public and private sector institutions and information resource providers.
Beyond Reference and Organization
Libraries and information professionals, especially those working in new settings, are increasingly involved in:Preparing research reportsGathering competitive intelligenceIdentify research in outside institutions, to avoid duplicationFact-checkingEvaluating information software and data sourcesSearching patents and trademarksTraining other staff to effectively use information
Beyond Reference and Organization (continued)
Even in traditional library settings, librarians and other professionals are taking on new roles and tackling challenges in new ways.
The many hats of the new public librarian
Celebrating diversity and community informaticsEmbracing technology: training and education for 21st century literacy, ebooks and digital contentFundraiser: grant writing, marketing, and outreachAdvocate for freedom of expression, balancing IP with rights of users and privacy
The Academic Librarian Today
Licensing and contract negotiationFacilitating scholarly communication and developing repositoriesCreating digital information productsDesigning courses with facultyEnriching online education
Data curation – Data Librarian
New Information Disciplines• Digital Curator: an expert knowledgeable of and with
responsibility for the content of a digital collection(s)• Digital Archivist: an expert competent to appraise, acquire,
authenticate, preserve, and provide access to records in digital form
• Data Scientists: the information and computer scientists, database and software engineers and programmers, disciplinary experts, expert annotators, and others, who are crucial to the successful management of a digital data collection
(Long Long-Lived Digital Data Collections: Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century, report of the National Science Board, September, 2005)
Library Skills
Where is the data now?
• Not in reference collections• Big science and independent science• Varies mandates for sharing• Unsustainable models
– Individual researchers– Boutique databases
• Most data is from small projects
Does NSF’s Data Follow the Power Law?
I do not know but if $1 = X bytes…..
Library Roles
• Life Cycle Phases– Plan
– Create
– Keep
– Dispose
Data Management FunctionAccessDocumentOrganizeProtect
How to Organize at a higher level?
• It is difficult to find what is already known
• Clonal specimens may be stored in different museums around the world
• DNA analysis may be conducted on one but not the other
• Micrographs may be in a database
• Taxonomic treatments or revisions may exist
Biological Science Collections (BiSciCol) Tracker
S1: KNM
S2: MNHN
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Nairobi National Museum
S3: MBG
Living Collection: Missouri Botanical Garden
DeterminationDetermination
?
?
Gene SequenceGene Sequence
GENBANK
?
?
?
?ParasitismParasitism
Agave sisalana
?
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Biodiversity Heritage Library
BiSciCol Tracker
Modern Archives and Special Collections
Digitization and digital collectionsElectronic records managementEmphasis on and celebration of diversityPromotion, outreach, and marketing
Digital culture and cultural heritage
The democratization of curation: Pinterest, Tumblr, Svpply, Reddit, etc.Mass collaboration and distributed authorship: Wikipedia
In an era where anyone and everyone is a digital curator or creator, librarians and information professionals are faced with the question of documenting new sorts of cultural products and practices and with educating digital citizens about responsible behavior.
SIRLS Masters Specializations
Four core coursesAcademic LibrariesPublic LibrariesSchool LibrariesLaw LibrariesSpecial LibrariesJournalism Dual DegreeKnowledge RiverDigital Information (DigIn + certificate)(Working on Museums)
SIRLS Mentor Network
SIRLS Alumni and Friends ReceptionFriday, 5:30 pmThe Grill at the Legacy Golf Resort6808 S. 32nd Street
Library Student Organization Happy HourSaturday, November 10th, 5:30pmPan Asia Restaurant 2485 East Baseline Road #157 Phoenix, AZ 85042
Dec 1: SIRLS Organizing in D2L SpaceJoin Virtually
Questions for the audience
What challenges does your organization face?What skills do information professionals and librarians need to develop? What are some of the big questions facing the profession today?