This document summarizes the results of a survey of alumni from the DILL (Digital Information Literacy for Librarians) Master's program on their careers 10 years after graduating. It finds that most alumni work in university settings and hold titles like librarian or digital librarian. Many felt their DILL education prepared them well for their jobs, particularly benefiting from the international experience, connections formed, and focus on digital librarianship. They recommended adding more practical and technical modules, like programming languages and software management. The internship and research methods modules were among the most helpful parts of the program.

1. DILL facts
Data analysis of DILL survey
DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital
Librarians in the Google Era?
Milan, 18th
March 2016

2. ● Improve the DILL programme (new contents and
methodologies, new skills and competencies to provide to
students)
● Evaluate the impact of DILL in the career of new
professional librarians
TOPIC – QUESTION - OBJECTIVES
Alumni current job position
DILL master study experience impact on alumni
careers
...
What education for Digital Librarians in the Google era?

3. 25
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DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016

4. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
(research centers,
academic libraries, academic
institutions)
48 %
PUBLIC
(libraries, archives,
museums)
8 %
BUSINESS &
INDUSTRIES
16 %
OTHER
28 %
DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
SECTOR of work
UNIVERSITY

5. Job Title
LIBRARIAN
DIGITAL LIBRARIAN
SPECIALIST
MANAGER
DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
other
RESEARCHER
ASSISTANT
24%
12%
20%
16%
12%
8%
4%

6. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Job title adequacy
NO
YES
NO
I CALL MYSELF
DIGITAL LIBRARIAN
NOT COVERING
ALL RESPONSABILITIES
ADEQUATELY DESCRIBED
NOT CORRESPONDING
YES/NO MAYBE
38,4%
28,6%
9,5%
9,5%
14%

7. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Technical skills required for your position
Database management, design
& search skills
XML, metadata schemas
knowledge
Basic web management
Analytical (data, statistics)
MS Office
Computer knowledge
Good understanding of IT
Photoshop
Programming language, JavaScript, PHP
Software
Specific Data Model, internal object model
Web technologies (HTML, CSS, CMS, LMS)
eLearning content development Softwares
Source development & management software
Online Marking System
Students engagement tools
Server administration
Wed designing and management
Video editing
Coding
Accessibility standards & guidelines
Document management system
TECHONOLOGY
Editing and management of newsletter

8. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Technical skills required for your position (2)
Information literacy
Creating conceptual models
Research Methods
in Human Computer
Interaction
Content management
Project management
Bibliographic
searches
Problem solving
Classification, Cataloging
User studies
methods
Statistical analysis, qualitative analysis
Librarianship skills
General information skills
(literature search and
analysis)
Life long learning
Information
processing
Leadership and
managerial
Communication
Budgeting and reporting
LIBRARY&INFORMATIONSCIENCE
MANAGEMENT&COMMUNICATION

9. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Other essential skills
English language
Communication
Customer
relations
Time management
Creativity
Metadata
Teamwork
Scheduling
keep track
with new practices
Problem-solving
Analytical
Leadership
Patience
Strategic planning
Writing
knowledge sharing,
management and
supervision
Quickness
Multitasking
Open mind to new
trends
Analytical
Marketing

10. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
JOB TRAINING
Applied Technology
Information Literacy
LIS
(Specific Softwares, HTML, CMS administration, apps)
44%
No specific training Communication & Marketing
Self-development Team building
Statistics
Scientometric Data Analysis

11. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE to develop further
PROGRAMMING
KEEP CONSTANTLY UP-TO-
DATE
IT
SELF-CONFIDENCE
DIGITAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION LITERACY
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

12. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Do you feel that your DILL education prepared
you well for your job position?
Not satisfactorily
0 %
4%
16%
40%
40%
1
2
3
4
VERY
WELL
5

13. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Best things about your DILL education
INTERNATIONAL
&MULTICULTURAL
environment
LIFE-LONG COMMUNITY,
CONNECTIONS
UPDATED PROGRAMME on
DIGITAL LIBRARIANSHIP in the world
DIVERSITY OF TOPICS
PASSIONATE PROFESSORS,
high level PROFESSIONALS
TEAM WORKING,
PEER REVIEW
MIND OPENNES
DIGITAL / IT CONTENTS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT
SCHOLARSHIP
INTERNSHIPDEVELOP PRACTICAL SKILLS

14. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
Things TO CHANGE
● > PRACTICAL STUDIES & TECHNOLOGY MODULES
● COMMUNICATION AMONG PROFESSORS
& COURSE ORGANIZATION
● DEVELOP PERSONAL SKILLS for FUTURE CAREER
● INTERNSHIP PLANNING
● > FREQUENT WORKSHOP RELATED to SPECIFIC TOPIC
● > COHERENCE of STUDENTS BACKGROUND
● DEFINE DILL MODEL of DIGITAL LIBRARIES in the programme
● > STRESS ON USERS DIVERSITY
● NOTHING
✔
Programming
languages
✔ Softwares
managment
✔ Building ontologies
✔ Running Digital
Libraries

15. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
LEAST HELPFUL modules / training
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
OTHER
HUMAN RESOURCE management
ACCESS TO DIGITAL LIBRARIES
INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE
management
USERS AND USAGE
of DIGITAL LIBRARIES
RESEARCH METHODS
& THEORY of SCIENCE
INTERNSHIP
DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE
ORGANIZATION
“They all
added
some
knowledge“

16. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
MOST HELPFUL modules / training
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
INTERNSHIP
ACCESS TO DIGITAL LIBRARIES
DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE
ORGANIZATION
RESEARCH METHODS
& THEORY of SCIENCE
USERS AND USAGE
of DIGITAL LIBRARIES
INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE
management
HUMAN RESOURCE
management
60%
56%
56%
56%
52%
52%
40%

17. DILL 10 YEATS LATER 2006-2016 What education for Digital Librarians in the Google Era? Milan, 18th
March 2016
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