The document discusses the evolving role of librarians as educators in the digital age, emphasizing the importance of integrating librarianship with instructional design and technology. It advocates for 'blended librarianship,' where librarians become essential facilitators in the teaching and learning process in higher education. The document highlights the need for librarians to be knowledge-able, aiding in knowledge creation and access to information resources.

1. Re-imagining the Role of
the Librarian as an Educator
in the Digital Era
John D. Shank
Instructional Design Librarian
Penn State University Libraries
Berks IC @ the Thun Library

2. "... the future of academic librarianship depends
on our collective ability to integrate services
and practices into the teaching and learning
process."
SJ Bell, J Shank - College & Research Libraries News, 2004

3. Blended Librarianship
The Infusion of...
Instructional Systems Design + Technology +
Librarianship
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4. Instructional Systems Design
... practice of creating "instructional
experiences which make the
acquisition of knowledge and skill
more efficient, effective, and
appealing." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructional_design
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5. Technology
... making, modification, usage, and
knowledge of tools, machines,
techniques, crafts, systems, and
methods of organization, in order
to solve a problem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology
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6. PART II: The Information
Landscape
© 2011 Jeff Tzucker
FROM THIS
TO THIS
The Information Landscape

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8. Librarianship
... applies the practices, perspectives, and
tools of management, information
technology, education, and other areas to
libraries; the collection, organization,
preservation, and dissemination of
information resources. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librarianship

9. What's Missing
"The mission of librarians is to improve society
through facilitating knowledge creation
in their communities"
R. David Lankes

10. In Other Words
"We have to move from knowledgeable—that is
just knowing a bunch of stuff—to being
actually knowledge-able; that's being able
to find, sort, analyze, criticize, and ultimately
create new information and knowledge."
Michael Wesch

11. "Blended librarianship ...strives to position the
library, through its greatest resource—its
people and their related skills, knowledge,
and relationships, as a central and essential
part of the evolving teaching and learning
environment in higher education."
JD Shank, S Bell - Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2011

12. Theory to Practice
Opportunities for Blended Librarians
• OERs (e.g. interactive learning materials)
o Interactive Open Educational Resources: A Guide to
Finding, Choosing, and Using What's Out There to
Transform College Teaching (Coming FALL 2013)
• MOOCs and Online Learning
• Apps & Web 2.0

13. "Standing at the intersection of the learning
and knowledge hub online or on campus, the
blended librarian is the leader, who acts as
the mediator and guide, to accessing and
making sense of the ever expanding universe
of information in all the forms that it takes."
JD Shank, S Bell - Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2011
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14. The Evolution of the Library:
Educational Convergence

15. Learn More @
http://www.scoop.it/t/blended-librarianship

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