This document discusses the rise of virtual and technology-enabled positions for librarians, including systems librarian, virtual librarian, and instructional technology librarian. It notes that as technology has advanced, with developments like the World Wide Web, all librarian positions have become more technology-focused. The document also discusses how emerging technologies like the mobile web and apps are changing users' expectations and the way libraries can provide services remotely.

1. The Rise of Virtual Work
LIS 694 Virtual Librarianship
Fall 2012
Dr. Diane Nahl
University of Hawaii
LIS Program

2. Tech-Enabled Positions for Librarians
• Systems Librarian • Virtual Librarian
• Electronic Resources • Instructional Technology
Librarian Librarian
• Cybrarian • Digital Strategies Librarian
• Blended Librarian • E-Resource Librarian
• Embedded Librarian • Training and
• Experience Design Development Librarian
Librarian • Gaming Librarian
• Emerging Technologies • E-Science Librarian
Librarian • More to come …
• Innovation Librarian
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3. ICT-Integration Enables All Positions
• Libraries will always have specialized technical
positions to lead innovations
• All positions become tech-enabled as
professional practice evolves
– 1990 CD-ROM database searching for end users
– 1994 World Wide Web and the search engine
– 1999 Web-platform access to catalogs and
databases
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4. Today’s Librarians Concur
“The most valuable concept a library
school education could impart would
be the idea of staying current, being
creative, adaptable, and connected."
Barbara Love
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5. The Rise of ICTs in Education
• Oblinger, D. G., 2012. Game Changers, a free
Educause e-book on the rise of ICTs in
education
http://www.educause.edu/research-
publications/books/game-changers-education-
and-information-technologies
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6. Evolution of the Web Workspace
• Web 1.0 enables Connectivity
– Access to information on web sites in libraries, search
engine portals, publishing sites, academic sites,
government sites, etc.
• Web 2.0 enables Social Interaction
– Access to live online interaction, conversation,
collaboration, liking, commenting, etc. for personal
use and professional groups.
• Web 3.0 enables On-Demand
– Access via ubiquitous mobile devices (laptops,
netbooks, tablets, smart phones)
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7. EB & GRB Now Have No Print Format
One of the Booklist reviews from longtime
reviewer Art A. Lichtenstein ended with the
line, “The question for acquisitions librarians
will be whether or not young researchers,
accustomed from early grade school to the
frenetic display of color, sound, hyperlinks,
and moving images of a contemporary
reference website, will be sufficiently
motivated to turn the pages of an old-style,
black-and-white reference book.”
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8. 3.0 Dynamics
• Ubiquitous (mobile devices are always connected and
always with you)
• Real-time
• Location aware GPS, geo-tagging
• Smaller screen with highly readable resolution
• High quality camera and audio
• Apps for fun, education, productivity, creativity, health
monitoring, and commerce (shopping and selling), etc.
• Device users author, design, and create apps (make
books with iPad)
• Sensors
• More and more to come …
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9. How might this be used in libraries?
Remote controlled iPad on wheels:
http://vimeo.com/47000322
In 15’ discuss, brainstorm, and come up with
five different ideas to report.
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