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Role of Library / Librarian
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The role of the modern librarian is changing as fast as technology advances. As the needs of the customers change, librarians need to be flexible and adaptable.
There are, however, some things that remain constant for the professional librarian: Librarians empower society. In the future, they’ll continue to do so by bridging the digital divide by staying current with technological developments and helping communities navigate this new terrain.
Key points:
There are, however, some things that remain constant for the professional librarian: Librarians empower society. In the future, they’ll continue to do so by bridging the digital divide by staying current with technological developments and helping communities navigate this new terrain.
Key points:
- Provide advice about online use / privacy
- Support literacy
- Project management
- Re-design back-end
- Create digital literacy in the community
- Ongoing changing skills – do we have the right skillsets
- Curation
- Multiple ways of acting with information
- Metadata skills critical
- Diversity focussed
- Bridge the digital divide
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Future of Libraries Summit 2015Description
On July 31st 2015 the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa and Te Rōpū Whakahau co-hosted Taking Libraries to 2025: The Future of Libraries Summit at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.
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Lianza (1st Sep 2015). Role of Library / Librarian . In Website Lianza. Retrieved 19th Mar 2026 17:21, from https://lianza.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/103