A presentation for library students covering the areas required to be a successful library professional. Includes areas of focus on the community, library services, management skills, and trends in librarianship.
The Library Future, It’s Up to You: What Tomorrow’s Librarians Need to Know Today
1. The Library Future, It’s Up to
You
What Tomorrow’s Librarians
Need to Know Today
2. Serve the good of your library
Desire to meet and serve the library's user
community
Positive attitude toward library users with
special needs
Knowledge of a foreign language for
communities with non-native speaking
populations
6. Communicate in Many Ways
Ability to motivate, establish and maintain effective
working relationships
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
Ability to communicate using technology
Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and
present ideas clearly and concisely in written and
oral form
7. Office Tasks - Open Office
Documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets
12. Understand the Library
Knowledge of the philosophy and techniques of
library service
Possess a knowledge of library services,
materials and resources
Knowledge of computers, the internet, and
available library software
17. Manage Yourself, Others, and Change
Ability to organize job duties and work
independently
Ability to exercise initiative and independent
judgment
Ability to make administrative decisions, interpret
policies, and supervise staff
Ability to think analytically and to develop new or
revised systems, procedures, and work flow
19. Managing Workload
Library Sessions Taught FY 2008
0
100
200
300
Months
NumberOfSessions
Sessions 19 62 60 10 0 29 34 31 7 252
Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
Records kept in
spreadsheets to plan for
instruction demand.
These are balanced
with available
librarian resources.
20. Information Literacy
Standards & Assessments
Curriculum & Instruction
Professional Development
Learning Environments
Life &
Career
Skills
Learning & Innovation Skills
Core Subjects
& 21C Themes
Information,
Media, &
Technology
Skills