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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ807457 |
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- Future-Proof Your Library Miller, Rebecca Libraries Librarians Library Services Library Administration Personnel Selection This article presents an excerpt of Library Journal's (LJ's) Movers & Shakers ideas on how to ensure a vital library for the future. Several identify a disconnect between what librarians and libraries do and what users think they do. Mending this gap, they say, would transform library recruitment and library support. While specific insights on technology abound, the Movers agree that a vital library isn't about a single technology but how it all gets deployed (very well), when (quickly), and with how much freedom to innovate and take risks (lots). Similarly, when hiring, no single skill will stand out; instead, more flexible and creative people with both a great attitude and a hunger to serve are needed. The Movers' responses point to the need to create, above all, a relevant, thriving library that will serve users well into the future.