'What sort of Librarian are you?'

...and other difficult questions.

Dr Sandra Collins

Director, National Library of Ireland

What sort of

Librarian are you?

The world is

changing

So are we.

How do we want to

contribute to the

world?

Inclusivity, equality

and balance

• What’s important to us?

• Who are libraries for?

• Why are libraries

important?

• What’s more important:

preservation or access?

• Diverse experience is an

asset!

You are trained, skilled

information specialists

Wonderful outcomes

from peer collaborations

with domain experts or

computer scientists

• Have opinions!

• Have confidence!

• Find your voice

…‘Libraries are essential actors in achieving

Open Science / Open Access / Open Innovation

and Open for All.

Libraries have long been the stewards of the

public good which is knowledge and

information, and are essential innovators in the

delivery of effective Research Data

Management’…