1. Technical Skills in light of Technology’s Impact on Changing
Professional Roles

2. Change in External Environments
Modifications in the Technologies
Flexibility and Adabtability of LIS
Professionals

3. Hard Technical Skills and
Competencies
Soft Generic Skills and Attributes
Status of librarianship
Information Literacy and Informal
Education

4. How to Navigate?

5. Roy Tennant’s discipline-specific knowledge and the vital
skills for managing digital collections:
Imaging
Technologies
Optical Character
Recognition (OCR)
Mark-Up
Languages
(HTML and XML)
Cataloguing and
Metadata
Indexing and
Database
Technology
User Interface
Design
Programming Web Technology
Project
Management

6. Choi and Rasmussen
research (2009)
DL Architecture and
Software
Knowledge and Experience
with Metadata
IFLA Conference 2011
Metadata is the core skill
Content Management
Information Retrieval
Database Development
(FRBR, the Semantic Web,
RDF and the SPARQL query
language

7. Ina Fourie research (2004) on librarians’ reactions
to new technologies:
Technophobia Slowness
Failure to be proactive Static teaching culture

8. Elias Tzoc and John Millard study of job announcements:
Web design and
web standards (72%)
Digital Collection
Management (64%)
Programming with
Scripting Languages
(64%)
Digital Content
Management Systems
(48%)
Metadata standards
(48%)
XML Knowledge (48%)

9. Web Design and Web Standards
HTML
CSS
(Cascading Style
Shifts)
Interface Design
Common Software
Platforms
(like Dreamweaver)

10. Programming with Scripting Languages
PHP
(Hypertext
Preprocessor)
Perl JavaScript
Ruby Python

11. Digital Content Management Systems
DSpace CONTENTdm Drupal
DLXS
(Digital Library
eXtension
Service)
WordPress

12. Social Media Skills
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
SMO (Social Media Optimization)
Hootsuite
Podcasting
Youtube/Vimeo Video making
LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook Use

13. Other useful technical skills
Analytics and Google Analytics
PMP (Project Management Professional)
CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and SIRSI
Familiarity with digital devices (Digital Camera, Digital Video
Recorder, Ipad, Kindle, ebooks, electronic audiobooks etc.)

14. ‘Librarians should be able to play with the technologies in
the library, to learn what problems commonly come up,
and to fix them if necessary, because it is often our
responsibility to fix them’

15. Comfort
in Online
Medium
Tolerance
for
Change
Keeping
up with
the New
Ideas
Ability to
Learn
Critical
Evaluation

16. Jennifer Rian Research
The importance of
perception
Thinking about possibilities
Change of perception
through
experiments, discussions,
workshops etc.
Sue Myburgh Research
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Lifelong Learning
Interdisciplinary Knowledge
Communication Skills

17. Leadership style according to Erin Dini-Davis and Danielle
Theiss-White
Support
and
Encourag
ement

18. E-Learning and
Distance Education
(MOOC, Coursera etc.)
Open Courses by
Universities
Specialized Online
Schools
(like W3schools)
Alison’s Courses for
upgrading Digital
Skills
Software and
Programming
Languages Online
Tutorials
Short-term Courses
at Physical Sites

19. ‘Sixth Sense’: considering past experiences
Scenario Implementations and Forecasting
Paraprofessional Positions
Volunteerships and Internships
Memberships in Library and other Associations
Participating at Conferences

20. Lack of Technical Courses during the Formal
Education
Pursuing Continuing and Independent Self-Education
Keeping in Touch with Reality
Following Change
Critical Evaluation
Collaborative Discussions
Reflective Thinking
Enthusiasm to Learn the Technologies

21. QUESTIONS?