Surviving change and growing the profession together

Williamson, Vicki

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“…Surviving change and growing the profession together is a topic I have previously covered (Williamson, 2006). One that occasion I drew the conclusion that the greatest threat to librarianship is people's own attitude to change.…”

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Williamson

2008

Library Management

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PurposeThis paper aims to overview the professional context for Canadian research libraries (as outlined in the 8Rs Canadian Library Human Resources Study by Ingles et al.) and to examine the approach and response to dynamic human resources challenges and opportunities unfolding through a strategic planning and change management process at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Library.Design/methodology/approachThe paper discusses the context and challenges for Canadian research libraries as highlighted in the 8Rs Study and overviews this in the context of the U of S Library's response through its strategic planning and change management process. It explores institutional responses and the possibilities of joint collaborative action across member libraries of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL).FindingsThe study finds that greatest challenge to transforming library services, resources and facilities lies in transforming the knowledge, skills and abilities of library staff and to developing new models and approaches to professional practice, which meet and exceed client expectations and overcome the traditionally conservative approach to the practice of librarianship.Originality/valueThe paper provides a discussion on strategic options and strategies for research libraries as exemplified by the experiences and work underway at the U of S Library. While some of the context is Canadian specific, the U of S response contains many strategies applicable in other academic and research libraries contexts.

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“…The researchers focus on technological, managerial, cultural and leisure, service training and other components of library education. Foreign experience in training specialists in library and information activities, reflected in a number of publications, also indicates actual restructuring of the profession (Rector, 2016;Seppo, 2008;Storey, 2007;Williamson, 2006).…”

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Philological Competences Of Librarians: Are They Reflected In Russian Regulations?

Lvovich¹

2021

European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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The article overviews modern domestic and foreign scientific literature devoted to the content of higher library education. They reflect strengthening of librarians' positions in the process of developing professional competencies. The structure and content of philological knowledge are revealed. It has been found that the following philological components are most in demand amid public libraries activities: 1) communication science used in studying the library as a communicative social institution and the features of manifesting the library communicative function is applied in organizing the processes of external and internal communication in library institutions; 2) literary criticism used to guide the librarian in historical and modern literary processes is required for document examination and reading recommendations development; 3) folklore studies are important for orientation in the documented information array of Russian and world folklore, identification of regional folklore specifics in the implementation of local history library activities. Analysis of the section "Qualification characteristics of positions in culture, art and cinematography" of the "Unified competency catalogue of managers, specialists and employees" has led to the conclusion that the increasing integration of philology and librarianship is not properly evidenced in the regulatory basis for library positions. The article formulates philological requirements for a public library specialist, which, according to the authors' perspective, should be reflected in the professional standards of librarians and information activities being developed in Russia.

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Empirical research on archivists’ skills and knowledge needs in Chinese archival education

Song

2012

Arch Sci

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Surviving change and growing the profession together

Abstract: Change in UniversitiesCompared to a decade ago, Australian postsecondary education, especially our universities, has undergone tremendous change. You cannot think about academic libraries without taking note of these high-level changes. Professor Di Yerbury, Former

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