The information profession has got to evolve; but how?
Kate Arnold
SLA President 2014
LILAC 2014
SLA
• 8,000 members in 75 countries
• 55 regional groupings (chapters)
• 26 subject groupings (divisions)
• Networking
• Learning
• Advocacy
SLA membership
Source: http://bit.ly/1tdmmwF
Old to new skills
From
Waitresses
Transactional
Clerks
I have it
Supplicant
Source: Nora Paul 1999 Leadership for News Librarians course, Maastricht, Netherlands
To
Tour guides
Transformational
Coaches
I know who has it
Pitchman
Old to new skills
Old
Gatekeeper
Online searcher
Custodian of collections
Service provider
Information gatherer
Library process
Inward looking
Source: Lesley Robinson Consultancy Services Ltd (www.lesleyrobinson.co.uk)
New
Collaborator
Trainer
Facilitator
Information advisors
Problem solver
Business process
Networker
Old to new skills
From technical experts …
Technical experts
Inward looking & reactive
Gathering
Provide information to others
Work in a silo
Unclear metrics
Only work within comfort zone
Source: FT/SLA survey 2013
To decision enablers …
Multi-skilled
Outward looking & proactive
Distilling & validating
Coach others to self-serve
Integrated within organisation
Clear metrics linked to strategy
Happy to work outside comfort zone
Source: http://bit.ly/1eTPZPl
IFLA Future Trends
Providers and users views
‘The evolving value of information management and the five essential attributes of the modern information professional’
www.ft.com/sla
Top 5 cited challenges
Knowledge providers • Everything is on the
internet• Demonstrating value• Budget/financial
constraints• Cost of access to info• Lack of understanding of
colleagues/other depts
Executives
• Information overload• Filtering/sifting through
information found• Relevancy of information• Up to date/most recent
information• Speed & timeliness of
information
Attributes
• Communicate your value
• Understand the drivers
• Manage the process
• Keep up your technical skills
• Provide decision-ready information
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SLA’s Competencies
2003
• Managing information organisations
• Managing information resources
• Managing information services
• Applying information tools & technologies
2014
• Creating & maintaining collaborative relationships
• Managing information services & resources
• Understanding & applying information tools & technologies
CILIP Professional Knowledge and Skills Base
• Source: Sandra Ward and Ian Wooler: The essential competence – demonstrating value. Online conference 2011
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Sourceshttp://trends.ifla.org (IFLA’s Future Trends Report)
www.ft.com/sla (register to download FT/SLA survey)
http://www.linexsystems.com/blog/item/sla-ft-report-summary (Sara Batts’ take on 12 tasks from FT/SLA survey)
http://www.sla.org/slatalk-roundup-proving-value-information-services/ (Storify of #slatalk on FT/SLA survey 4/3/14)
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/jobs-and-careers/professional-knowledge-and-skills-base (CILIP PKSB)
http://bit.ly/1irXc8D
[email protected] @katefromuk