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WHAT’S IN A NAME? DEFINING OUR PROFESSION AN ADMINISTRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

WHAT’S IN A NAME? DEFINING OUR PROFESSION AN ADMINISTRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE. James G. Neal ACRL/New York 15 November 2002. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMY CHANGING VISION. Legacy Infrastructure Repository Portal Enterprise. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMY CHANGING ROLES.

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? DEFINING OUR PROFESSION AN ADMINISTRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE

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  1. WHAT’S IN A NAME?DEFINING OUR PROFESSIONAN ADMINISTRATOR’S PERSPECTIVE James G. Neal ACRL/New York 15 November 2002

  2. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYCHANGING VISION • Legacy • Infrastructure • Repository • Portal • Enterprise

  3. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYCHANGING ROLES • Scholarly Publishing/Aggregation • Electronic Pedagogy • Scholars Gateway • Knowledge Management • Lifelong Learning • Research and Development • Entrepreneurial Activities

  4. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYCHANGING VALUES • Customization • Openness • Self Service • Mutability • Productivity • Usability

  5. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYCHANGING VALUES • Assessment • Marketing • Strategic Action • Business Plan • Competition • Resource Development

  6. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYFACULTY RELATIONS • Servant • Stranger • Parallel • Friend • Partner • Customer • Team

  7. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE NATIONPOLICY LEADERSHIP • Intellectual Property • Internet Development • Telecommunications • Privacy • Free Speech • IT Research • IT Workforce

  8. DEFINING OUR PROFESSIONSOME QUESTIONS ABOUT FACULTY STATUS 1. Does faculty status and tenure for librarians have an impact on the quality of service provided to students and faculty? 2. As librarians assume broader technology roles on campus, does this enhance or diminish their academic status? 3. Where are and where should librarians invest their professional service and research energies, given the changing nature of library work? 4. Are the non-MLS paths to professional appointments changing the nature of academic status?

  9. DEFINING OUR PROFESSIONSOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY 1. Are library professionals prepared to extend effectively their collection and service roles into online and distributed environments? 2. How well does professional education prepare graduates to work in the electronically-enhanced library? 3. Is there a new mandate for continuing education and certification for librarians under the impact of technological change? 4. Does technology present new research opportunities for librarians?

  10. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYADMINISTRATOR PRIORITIES • the ability to define effectively organizational mission, goals, and priorities • the ability to allocate and develop resources • the ability to organize and manage the program • the ability to create quality physical and virtual spaces • the ability to promote and market capabilities • the ability to recruit, retain, and develop diverse human resources • the ability to measure and evaluate success • the ability to advance quality and impact

  11. THE LIBRARIAN IN THE ACADEMYACADEMIC ROLES • Librarianship • Education/Information Fluency • Knowledge Transfer/Research • Technology Transfer/R & D • Campus Service/Leadership • Professional Service/Leadership • Community Service/Leadership

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