The document summarizes the role of library and information professionals in the knowledge environment. It discusses how knowledge environments facilitate collaborative knowledge building and knowledge discovery. It then outlines the traditional roles of librarians like collection development, cataloging, circulation and reference work. It presents new roles for professionals as information managers, network managers, knowledge managers, facilitators, trainers and innovators working with the latest technologies. It envisions the future library and staff and emphasizes that new era librarians will be leaders in information management and play a key role in developing information policy and systems.

1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “LIBRARIES IN 21 ST CENTURY” Organized By: Dept. of Library & Inf. Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar ROLE OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN THE KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT Presented By: - Naran Rohit & Rajiv Patel [email_address] C Z Patel College of Business & Management, Vallabh Vidyanagar Commerce & Management Travel & Tourism Hospitality

2. Knowledge Environment Knowledge Environment facilitate the collaborative knowledge building, decision making and knowledge discovery depending upon the knowledge society. Explicit Tacit

3. The Role of Librarian Collection Development & Acquisition Cataloguing and Classification Circulation Reference Work Preservation, Conservation and archiving User Education

4. New Faces of Librarian LIS PROFESSIONALS INFORMATION MANAGER NETWORK MANAGER KNOWLEDGE MANAGER FACILITATOR / TRAINER / INNOVATOR FRONTIER OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY

5. INFORMATION MANAGER To Create and Manage Websites Analyze, describe and organize the digital resources To manage the infrastructure and staff

6. NETWORK MANAGER Network specialists World Wide Web Literacy of Computer Technology

7. KNOWLEDGE MANAGER Manage the knowledge of the organization Manage the knowledge World Wide Web Manage the Digital Information Excess to high quality information

8. FACILITATOR/ TRAINER/ INNOVATOR Enhance the information literacy among the users Provide training User education

9. FRONTIER OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY Key Internet Resources World Wide Web, Web Tools On Line Journals E – Books

10. FUTURE LIBRARY The Library The Staff

11. VALUE OF THE NEW ERA LIBRARIANS Leader of Information Management Team Plays a key role in developing information policy for the organization Design and evaluate systems for information excess Capable of working in the hybrid world of print and electronic media Key contributor to the development, marketing and use of information products.

12. New Era Librarians required two main types of competencies Professional Competencies Personal Competencies

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