A study on the dynamic of digital jobs in libraries and research centres

1. Libraries: a living hub for specialists and creative
support for the public
Constantinescu Nicolaie, information architect,
kosson.ro
Serbian Library Association Annual Conference, December 13-15, 2017

2. 2
Expectations from the mission of the institution
Digital savvy
Creator, administrator and curator of digital collections
Perpetual Outreach
Guides in self-paced learning
Contextualize the whole tree of knowledge

3. 3
Need for a profile or the profile needs?
Since 2007
there are the
signs of a
major shif in
what is needed
for the
specialists in
the library to
answer the
expectations.
eprints.rclis.org/14755/
Adapting the information professionals to the digital collections universe

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Trends 10 years ago

5. 5
Afer 10 years what are all these titles mean to us
Digital Project Manager, Technical Analyst at the British Library, Web and
Collaboration Manager, Cultural Lexicographer, Head of Digital Research
(The National Archive), Bibliometrician and Data Analyst (University of
Leicester), Digital Preservation Specialist – Technical Oficer/Research
Sofware Engineer (Polonsky Fellow), Research Support & Data Services
Librarian, Repository Manager, Digital Repository Analyst, Open Science
Librarian, Digital Cataloger/Taxonomist/Librarian NASA, Research Data
Management Services, Coordinator, Data Manager, Data Curator, Research
Data Manager, Metadata Manager, Digital Scholarship Support Oficer,
Research Data Management Services Coordinator, Head of Research and
Practice, Research Data Manager, Digital Archives Oficer, Digital
Preservation Technical Specialist, Digital Publications Developer, Digital
developer (Library), Research data and repository manager, Research Data
and Repository Manager, Digital Preservation Technical Specialist, Research
associate

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The shif
The job adds shape the expectations for the whole ecosystem of
librarianship craft
programming
data architecture
metadata management
semantic web technologies
digital preservation
copyright
project management

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The QUESTION?
Let that my catalog mean the data in a silo.
Let the sum of the silos be the entire human knowledge graph.
Let that other concurrent services compete for the community
member’s time.
Let that commercial services create habits that shape
community’s expectations
How do you connect your silo with the other silos? Are you able
to do that?

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Remember that we are between expectations and
the habits online services are creating
HVALA!