Emerging requirements of computer related competencies for librarians |
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| Authors: | John H Heinrichs Jeen-Su Lim |
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| Institution: | 1. Library and Information Science Program, Wayne State University, 106 Kresge Library, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;2. College of Business Administration, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA |
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| Abstract: | Computers and productivity tools help library patrons to access information, generate insights, structure results into a useful format, and produce knowledge. The use of these productivity tools by patrons requires librarians to alter their traditional professional role, which was primarily to provide information access for patrons, so that they can also provide expanded services and support to these patrons. This study focuses on understanding the computer and productivity tool skills that librarians desire for their new role in assisting patrons with information integration. Many aspiring and working librarians perceive their computer and productivity tool competencies as ranging from novice to proficient, and hope to increase their competencies to very skilled. |
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