Stephen A Bowman cdgCDG2012 Librarians Awake
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'Librarian's awake - a call to arms' - Stephen A Bowman, speaking to the CDG National Conference in Birmingham on 18 July 2012, urged librarians to break away from their traditional positions behind the desk, or even in libraries at all.
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Stephen A Bowman cdgCDG2012 Librarians Awake
- 1. Librarians Awake! A call to arms, legs, and other parts
- 2. In this ‘Web 3.0’ Age… Librarians are needed more than ever… We are so much more than we were!
- 3. We do a fantastic job! We have an excellent range of skills!! NOBODY KNOWS!!!!!!!!!
- 4. Well, some people do……. Mainly Students…… Then again….. Approx. 44% of students never visit the Library
- 5. But students’ don’t employ us!
- 6. Our institutions do!
- 7. ….and our institutions operate in the outside world!
- 8. So… GET OUT OF THE LIBRARY!!!!!
- 9. Materials come in ‘shelf-ready’
- 11. The SIZ can deal with them!
- 12. What are we doing on our butt?
- 13. Go to the departments! Go to local schools and colleges! Speak at conferences! Make yourself Virtual!
- 14. We need to make ourselves part of the environment… Not just an afterthought!
- 15. We need to be seen in our institutions’ academic departments…
- 16. Volunteer for Committee membership… Volunteer for Open Days… Volunteer for WP activities… Make yourselves the ‘first choice’…
- 17. We need to be seen in local Schools, Colleges, SMEs
- 18. We need to be seen Locally and Globally… ResearchGate enables networks of research contacts to be built http://www.researchgate.net
- 19. We need to be seen Locally and Globally… Linkedin enables networks of business/ professional contacts to be built http://www.linkedin.com/
- 20. We need to be seen Locally and Globally… Why not write a book review? Builds your profile both nationally, and (hopefully) internationally www.managinginformation.com
- 21. We need to be seen Locally and Globally… Why not make yourself virtual? http://www.xtranormal.com
- 22. We need to be the first thing that comes into the mind of all of our current and future users, when they need… INFORMATION
- 23. Success in the Information Business 30% Skills and Experience 70% VISIBILITY! With thanks to Maggie Wallis!
- 24. For the sake of your Sanity! Career! Profession!
- 25. Leave the library… to our suppliers, to our students, to our technicians
- 26. GET OUT! GO AWAY!! GET SOME FRESH AIR!!! LEAVE THE LIBRARY BEHIND!!!!
- 27. I thank you! Questions? All images from Clip Art!
Editor's Notes
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