University of Arizona, School of Information and Library Science Presentation for the 2012 Arizona Library Association Meeting

1. Librarians are
Everywhere Knowledge
is Crucial for Success
Bryan Heidorn
Director and Associate Professor
School of Information Resources and
Library Science

2. The new information
Or not so so professional
Special Libraries, Museums, Archives, X libraries,
embedded librarians, …
Janice Arenofsky, Toughing It Out In a Tight Job Market.
American Libraries, Nov/Dec 2012.

3. The new
information
professional
 Librarians and information professionals have always
collected and organized information to support
individuals' and institutions' ability to gain useful
knowledge
 In the information society in which we live, this mission
is more important than ever
 Librarians and information professionals are not just in
libraries anymore, and those who are have adopted
new roles and responsibilities

4. Peter Barron

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6. Outside the box: The librarian
without the library
Knowledge managers
Intelligence analyst
Records managers
Research specialists/associates
Working in law firms, advertising agencies, information
management consulting firms, news offices, religious
organizations--anywhere the ability to translate information
into knowledge is essential for success.

7. Librarians are the U.S. Intelligence Community experts in acquiring,
researching, exploiting, and managing information sources. The Open
Source Center is seeking Librarian applicants with a passion for innovation,
customer service, and library science expertise to join the CIA Library. Our
Librarians play an essential role in the intelligence mission by acquiring,
researching, and making accessible the most critical information resources
that meet CIA and Intelligence Community information requirements.
Librarians also have opportunities to serve as embedded, or forward
deployed, information experts in CIA offices and select Intelligence
Community agencies. The CIA Library maintains strong relationships with
the Library of Congress, other Intelligence Community libraries, select
academic institutions, and other public and private sector institutions and
information resource providers.

8. Beyond Reference and
Organization
Libraries and information professionals, especially those
working in new settings, are increasingly involved in:
Preparing research reports
Gathering competitive intelligence
Identify research in outside institutions, to avoid duplication
Fact-checking
Evaluating information software and data sources
Searching patents and trademarks
Training other staff to effectively use information

9. Beyond Reference and
Organization (continued)
Even in traditional library settings, librarians and other
professionals are taking on new roles and tackling
challenges in new ways.

10. The many hats of the new
public librarian
Celebrating diversity and community informatics
Embracing technology: training and education for 21st
century literacy, ebooks and digital content
Fundraiser: grant writing, marketing, and outreach
Advocate for freedom of expression, balancing IP with
rights of users and privacy

11. The Academic Librarian
Today
Licensing and contract negotiation
Facilitating scholarly communication and developing
repositories curation – Data Librarian
Data
Creating digital information products
Designing courses with faculty
Enriching online education

12. New Information Disciplines
• Digital Curator: an expert knowledgeable of and with
responsibility for the content of a digital collection(s)
• Digital Archivist: an expert competent to appraise, acquire,
authenticate, preserve, and provide access to records in
digital form
• Data Scientists: the information and computer scientists,
database and software engineers and programmers,
disciplinary experts, expert annotators, and others, who are
crucial to the successful management of a digital data
collection
(Long Long-Lived Digital Data Collections: Enabling Research and Education in the 21st
Century, report of the National Science Board, September, 2005)

13. Library Skills

14. Where is the data now?
• Not in reference collections
• Big science and independent science
• Varies mandates for sharing
• Unsustainable models
– Individual researchers
– Boutique databases
• Most data is from small projects

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16. Library Roles
• Life Cycle Phases Data Management
– Plan Function
– Create Access
– Keep Document
– Dispose Organize
Protect

17. How to Organize at a higher level?
• It is difficult to find what is already known
• Clonal specimens may be stored in different
museums around the world
• DNA analysis may be conducted on one but
not the other
• Micrographs may be in a database
• Taxonomic treatments or revisions may
exist

18. Biological Science Collections (BiSciCol)
Tracker
Nairobi National Museum
Gene Sequence
Gene Sequence
S1: KNM
Living Collection: ? ? GENBANK
Missouri Botanical Garden
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Parasitism
Parasitism
Agave sisalana
S3: MBG
?
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
?
S2: MNHN Determination
Determination

19. Biodiversity Heritage Library

20. BiSciCol Tracker

21. Modern Archives and Special
Collections
Digitization and digital collections
Electronic records management
Emphasis on and celebration of diversity
Promotion, outreach, and marketing

22. Digital culture and cultural
heritage
The democratization of curation: Pinterest, Tumblr, Svpply,
Reddit, etc.
Mass collaboration and distributed authorship: Wikipedia
In an era where anyone and everyone is a digital curator
or creator, librarians and information professionals are
faced with the question of documenting new sorts of
cultural products and practices and with educating digital
citizens about responsible behavior.

23. SIRLS Masters Specializations
Four core courses
Academic Libraries
Public Libraries
School Libraries
Law Libraries
Special Libraries
Journalism Dual Degree
Knowledge River
Digital Information (DigIn + certificate)
(Working on Museums)

24. SIRLS Mentor Network
SIRLS Alumni and Friends Reception
Friday, 5:30 pm
The Grill at the Legacy Golf Resort
6808 S. 32nd Street
Library Student Organization Happy Hour
Saturday, November 10th, 5:30pm
Pan Asia Restaurant
2485 East Baseline Road #157
Phoenix, AZ 85042
Dec 1: SIRLS Organizing in D2L Space
Join Virtually

25. Questions for the audience
What challenges does your organization face?
What skills do information professionals and librarians
need to develop?
What are some of the big questions facing the profession
today?