Hall, H. (2016). Information professionals: strong, influential and effective – what we know, and what next? Closing plenary keynote at Internet Librarian International, London, 19 October 2016.

1. Information professionals: strong,
influential and effective
What we know, and what next?
Professor Hazel Hall
Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation
Internet Librarian International
London Olympia, 19th
October 2016

2. http://hazelhall.org
@hazelh
#ili2016
Slides on SlideShare at
http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

5. What do we know?
Some highlights...

6. 86,376 information professionals
‘The challenge of
counting libraries’
‘The challenge of
counting libraries’

7. 86,376 information professionals
21.6%
12.6%

8. England
Majority of workforce: 78.4%
• London: 22.6%
• South East: 19.4%
Higher proportion of staff in senior roles: 8%
• Wales: 7.5%
• Scotland: 7.3%
• Northern Ireland: 3%

9. Highly qualified workforce
57.2% hold professional qualifications57.2% hold professional qualifications

10. A workforce dominated by women
Wome
n
Men

11. But...

12. Higher earners
•(Men)
•Professionally qualified
•Members of professional bodies
•IM/KM/RM
•Commerce, business, higher
education, national libraries, & law

13. What next?

16. ‘In the room with the
key conversations’
‘In the room with the
key conversations’

17. Find out more

19. Thank you tweeters!

20. ???

22. Participation at ILI for:
1.Ourselves
2.Our services
3.Others
1. Learn1. Learn 2. Implement2. Implement 3. Influence3. Influence

23. Development of ourselves
Tools and sites
• Phil’s faves
Platforms
• Mobile
• Cloud
• Web
Techniques
• Film-making
• Working with vendors
The librarian as...
• Events manager
• Journalist

24. Development of services
Content
• Makerspaces
• Film-making
Engagement
• Students
• LGBT
Contexts
• Big data
• Artificial intelligence
Supplier relationships
• Vendors

25. Development of others
Our professional peers
• Mentoring
• Training
Service users
• Orientation

26. Contribution of strong, influential and
effective information professionals
Economic
• Skills development
• Productivity
• Competitive advantage
• Sustainable growth
Social
• Community
development
• Equality
• Stability

28. Contact Hazel Hall
•@hazel
•http://hazelhall.org
•http://slideshare.net/hazelhall
•h.hall@napier.ac.uk
•+44 (0)131 455 2760

29. Information professionals: strong,
influential and effective
What we know, and what next?
Professor Hazel Hall
Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation
Internet Librarian International
London Olympia, 19th
October 2016