Abstract
This chapter deals with the future roles, conditions, and skill requirements of academic and research librarians in a digital era. Specifically, we investigate how the role of the profession is changing as society becomes digitized. We conducted a scoping review and personal interviews the being to find possible answers to the following questions: What are the specific skills of the librarian in 2020 in a digital context and how can they be used in the future?
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Future directions in digital information : Predictions, practice, participation |
| Editors | David Baker, Lucy Ellis |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Place of Publication | Cambridge |
| Publisher | Chandos Publishing |
| Publication date | 2021 |
| Pages | 309-325 |
| Chapter | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128221440 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- it
- education
- skill development
- cooperation
- digitalization
- education
- information search process
- information competency
- skills
- relations
- information science
- professional identity