Core Tech Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff - Softcover

American Library Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555706606 ISBN 13: 9781555706609

Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2008

Synopsis

When it comes to technical know-how, do you and your staff measure up? Given the rapid pace of change in technology and library services, it is challenging to maintain the technology skills that librarians and library staff need. What are the best ways to measure and develop competencies to ensure your library is ready to support the next new technical system? If you re ready to hire a new systems librarian, which requirements should you specify in the job description? If you re looking for the answers, then this latest LITA Guide is just what you need. Ideal for public and academic libraries, Core Technology Competencies for Libraries provides an excellent starting point for you to define and evaluate the right inventory of technical skills and management attributes for yourself and your staff. Lita experts share their experience on technical competencies expected of all libraries and library staff; technical competencies needed by specialists like technology managers, or systems and IT librarians, and success stories about meeting performance standards that will show you how major libraries have demonstrated best practices in technology competency. Employing the skill enhancement tools in this book will help staff that work hard to also work smart , and take advantage of technology to improve collections and service. Extensive appendices include core competency lists, personnel assessment checklists, job descriptions, and training curricula.

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Highly recommended for libraries of any size that are interested in maximizing staff development and training or improving customer service...especially relevant given the present economic realities in libraries of reduced operating budgets and increased user needs. --The Tech Static Web Site, June 10, 2009

Absolutely needed for the modern library and those who run it. --The Midwest Book Review, April 2009

For those librarians who feel overwhelmed by technology, wonder what technology skills are most desirable, or have trouble creating a meaningful job description or advertisement, Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff , LITA guide 15, edited by Thompson, will prove extremely appropriate and useful... an excellent resource for all librarians in all types of libraries --J Med Libr Assoc 98(1) January 2010

"At least since the mid-1990s, libraries have struggled to define and achieve a basic level of "computer literacy" for staff and librarians. With Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff, Thompson has assembled a trove of lists, tables, and case studies to assist in that struggle." --Technical Services Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, 2010

For those librarians who feel overwhelmed by technology, wonder what technology skills are most desirable, or have trouble creating a meaningful job description or advertisement, Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff , LITA guide 15, edited by Thompson, will prove extremely appropriate and useful... an excellent resource for all librarians in all types of libraries --J Med Libr Assoc 98(1) January 2010

Edition details

• Publisher: ALA Neal-Schuman
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555706606
• ISBN 13: 9781555706609
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248