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Academic Librarian 2.0
Meredith FarkasNorwich University
Our Profession•Time of rapid change
•Technology is a part of everyone's job these days
•What did library school prepare us for?
•Many are accessing library remotely
•users have different expectations of the library than 10 years ago
Is this us?
Do we do this?
How approachable are we?
Academic Librarians 1.0
•Enforce policies no matter what
•Don't trust users
•Don't keep up with emerging technologies and ideas
•Focus on statistics over meeting needs
•Believe fixing technologies isn't their job
•Don't leave the library
Academic Librarians 2.0...
Embrace
Question everything
Enable Patrons
Communicate effectively with patrons
Get out of the library and join the universty
Listen, Listen, Listen to everyone
Avoid Technolust
Get Away from the Culture of “No”
Know how to fix tech
Encourage Colleagues
Are Enthusiastic and Patient
Have Project Mgmt Skills
Evaluate Needs of ALL Stakeholders
Compare and Critique Technologies
Market ideas effectively
Build their Network
Keep Up
Develop your keep-up strategy
•Determine what topics are most important to your continuing ed.
Develop your keep-up strategy
•Determine what topics are most important to your continuing ed.
•Choose your filters
Filters
•Professional journals
•Blogs
•Podcasts
•Webcasts
•Conferences
•People
Develop your keep-up strategy
•Determine what topics are most important to your continuing ed.
•Choose your filters
•Find tools to help you keep up
Tools for Keeping Up
Tools for Keeping Up
Tools for Keeping Up
Develop your keep-up strategy
•Determine what topics are most important to your continuing ed.
•Choose your filters
•Find tools to help you keep up
•Accept that you can't keep up with everything
So, who would you rather be?
Librarian 1.0 Librarian 2.0