The Academic Librarian in the Digital Age
Essays on Changing Roles and Responsibilities
Published on 7. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
198 pages
978-1-4766-8016-3 (ISBN)
Description
As new technology and opportunities emerge through the revolutionary impacts of the digital age, the function of libraries and librarians and how they provide services to constituents is rapidly changing. The impact of new technology touches everything from libraries' organizational structures, business models, and workflow processes, to position descriptions and the creation of new positions. As libraries are required to make operational adjustments to meet the growing technological demands of libraries' customer bases and provide these services, librarians must be flexible in adapting to this fast-moving environment.
This volume shares the unique perspectives and experiences of librarians on the front lines of this technological transformation. The essays within provide details of both the practical applications of surviving, adapting, and growing when confronted with changing roles and responsibilities, as well as a big picture perspective of the changing roles impacting libraries and librarians. This book strives to be a valuable tool for librarians involved in public and technical services, digital humanities, virtual and augmented reality, government documents, information technology, and scholarly communication.
This volume shares the unique perspectives and experiences of librarians on the front lines of this technological transformation. The essays within provide details of both the practical applications of surviving, adapting, and growing when confronted with changing roles and responsibilities, as well as a big picture perspective of the changing roles impacting libraries and librarians. This book strives to be a valuable tool for librarians involved in public and technical services, digital humanities, virtual and augmented reality, government documents, information technology, and scholarly communication.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
17 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8016-3 (9781476680163)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tom Diamond is the collections and materials selector librarian at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. His published monographs include coverage of the tobacco industry and middle management in academic and public libraries. He is a member of the American Library Association.
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction (Tom Diamond)
Part I. Changing Roles: The Big Picture
Openness, Scholarly Communication and Evolving Expectations
for Academic Librarians (Mary Jo Orzech)
Library Positions in a Period of Change (Emily Guhde and Brian W. Keith)
Inside the Laboratory: Open Science and the Skills of Research Librarians (Jorge Revez)
Part II. Emergence of the Digital Librarian and Digital Humanities
Why Digital Matters: Building a Digital Humanities Center
at the University of Utah (Rebekah Cummings)
Libraries as the Vanguard of Virtual and Augmented Reality
for Academic Instruction (Will Buck and Janine Pino)
From Liaison to Coordinator: How Digital Humanities Influenced
a Role Change and Restructure (Andrea Malone)
Part III. Changing Roles of Public and Technical Service Positions
From Nodes to Networks: Redefining the Role of Library
Somaly Kim Wu, Beth Caruso and Bob R. Price
Documents -De-Emphasized? The Shifting Roles of Government Information Professionals (Kenya Flash and Dominique Hallett)
Changing Roles for Web Services Librarians: Supporting Library Staff
as User Experience Practitioners (Jess Waggoner and Susan Chesley Perry)
Cataloging and Metadata: Tools, Trends and the Changing Role
of the Librarian (Harriet E. Wintermute, Melissa K. Moll, Mike Monaco
and Euemduan C. Osmera)
Learning, Growing, Evolving: Changing Discovery Services at the
University at Albany Libraries (Elaine M. Lasda and Rebecca A. Nous)
From Storytime to Data Analytics: The Rise of Digital Technology
and Its Role in My Librarianship (Shanna Hollich)
Exploring Scholarly Communication (Virginia Cononie)
About the Contributors
Index
Introduction (Tom Diamond)
Part I. Changing Roles: The Big Picture
Openness, Scholarly Communication and Evolving Expectations
for Academic Librarians (Mary Jo Orzech)
Library Positions in a Period of Change (Emily Guhde and Brian W. Keith)
Inside the Laboratory: Open Science and the Skills of Research Librarians (Jorge Revez)
Part II. Emergence of the Digital Librarian and Digital Humanities
Why Digital Matters: Building a Digital Humanities Center
at the University of Utah (Rebekah Cummings)
Libraries as the Vanguard of Virtual and Augmented Reality
for Academic Instruction (Will Buck and Janine Pino)
From Liaison to Coordinator: How Digital Humanities Influenced
a Role Change and Restructure (Andrea Malone)
Part III. Changing Roles of Public and Technical Service Positions
From Nodes to Networks: Redefining the Role of Library
Somaly Kim Wu, Beth Caruso and Bob R. Price
Documents -De-Emphasized? The Shifting Roles of Government Information Professionals (Kenya Flash and Dominique Hallett)
Changing Roles for Web Services Librarians: Supporting Library Staff
as User Experience Practitioners (Jess Waggoner and Susan Chesley Perry)
Cataloging and Metadata: Tools, Trends and the Changing Role
of the Librarian (Harriet E. Wintermute, Melissa K. Moll, Mike Monaco
and Euemduan C. Osmera)
Learning, Growing, Evolving: Changing Discovery Services at the
University at Albany Libraries (Elaine M. Lasda and Rebecca A. Nous)
From Storytime to Data Analytics: The Rise of Digital Technology
and Its Role in My Librarianship (Shanna Hollich)
Exploring Scholarly Communication (Virginia Cononie)
About the Contributors
Index