The document discusses the changing roles and skills needed for reference librarians. It notes that librarians now need skills in areas like technology, media, learning, gaming and community engagement. They may take on roles like learning consultants, innovation librarians, or community technology stewards. The skills and education of librarians also needs to evolve, focusing more on curiosity, self-directed learning, media competence and openness. Diversity of skills, professions and tasks within libraries will be important for innovation.

1. From tradition to innovation
Gaming and Web 2.0
Goethe-Institut Portugal
May 20, 2010

2. Reference librarians should have four goals:
• teaching patrons about the library’s functions
and resources, as well as how to utilize them;
• answering patrons’ questions;
• helping patrons select good reading material;
• and promoting the library to the greater
community.
Samuel Green, 1876

3. Who is studying Library Science?

4. New role models

5. Technolovers

6. Media-Natives

8. New Services
• (e)Learning Helpdesk
• Gaming Education Training
• „genius bar“
• Media Support
• Information agent
• Publishing support

9. New Tasks
• Trendscouting
• Exploring and testing (Library Lab)
• Media Moderation
• Indentifying resources „information you
can trust“
• Workflow oriented support

10. Greater Diversity
• Diversity of job descriptions and tasks
– Reference librarian
– Learning and gaming consultant
– Innovation librarian
– Public networked librarian
– Community technology steward
– Metadata and resource management librarian
– Media curator
– Scientific consultant

11. Greater Diversity
• Diversity of professions working together
in the library
– Librarians
– Media educators
– IT professionals
– Marketing manager
– Fundraiser

12. Innovation management
• As part of the organization
• As part of the institutional culture
• As part of the mindset of any single
librarian
Learning from the culture of highly
innovative companies

13. Skills 1.0
• Knowledge of all main library standards
• Knowledge of information structures
• Knowledge of Cataloging rules
• Attention to detail
• Correctness

14. Skills 2.0
• Knowledge of main library standards
• Knowledge of information structures
• media competence
• Curiosity about technologies and media
• Knowledge about trendscouting methods
• Self-directed learning behaviour
• Service orientation
• Openess

15. Who will teach this?
• Educators who trendscout
• Educators who are part of the new media culture
• Educators who have media competence
• Educators who are media-natives
• Educators who are open
• Educators who can integrate and transform
library standards into a fast-developing, process-
based and technology-driven environment
• Educators who are curious

16. Education 2.0
• New media methods will have to be part of
teaching
• Methods to encourage curiousity and
exploration
• Methods to encourage self-directed life
long learning
• Methods to encourage an open and
transparent dialog with people

17. What does that all mean?

18. What do you think?

19. References
Photos:
Librarian Avengers http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/260849159/
Ms. Phoenix http://www.flickr.com/photos/32020964@N08/4605170153/
Travelin librarian http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/293039999/
Michael Casey http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelcasey/2948423981/
Scott Robbin http://www.flickr.com/photos/srobbin/4309481995/
La Ignorancia Mata http://www.flickr.com/photos/laignoranciamata/312915407/
Florian.b http://www.flickr.com/photos/florian_b/44227093/
Patrick-allen http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-allen/4318787860/
Yukali http://www.flickr.com/photos/yukali/2758979596/
Rachel a.k. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimonomania/474758933/
Websites:
Samuel Swett Green. (2009, December 10). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved 07:02, May 18, 2010, from
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