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New Pathways To Learning: A Toolkit For Enhancing Professional and Personal Development
ACURIL CONFERENCE June 8, 2015, Suriname
Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis, The Alma Jordan LibraryUWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Kumaree Ramtahal, The Alma Jordan LibraryUWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, Medical Sciences Library, UWI, Trinidad and Tobago
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Presentation Summary
Pathways to Learning - Toolkit of Online Resources for Enhancing Professional and Personal Development
Niala Dwarika-Bhagat
Professional and Personal Skills and Competencies in the 21st Century Environment
Kumaree Ramtahal
Overview of the 21st Century Environment in which Information Professionals Operate: Challenges and Opportunities
Cheryl Peltier-Davis
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What I will cover today …
Trends in the 21st Century Environment …
External Environment – Global Landscape
Internal Environment - Libraries • Library Users• Library Collections• Library Services
Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century Environment: Opportunities and Challenges
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Exponential Growth In Internet Users
Top 3 Internet activities in developing nations:1. Socializing with friends,
family (staying in touch, sharing views)
2. Searching for information (politics, health care, government services)
3. Career and commerce
Source: (Pew Report, March 2015 http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/03/19/2-online-activities-in-emerging-and-developing-nations)
3.2 billion Internet users (40% of world’s population using the Internet)
Source: International Telecommunication Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2015.pdf
Source: Internet World stats http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats11.htm
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Mobile Revolution
Expanded and diversified mobile device market (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, iOS, Android, BlackBerry)
Evolution of Mobile Apps (entertainment, technology, education, library services)
Browsing behaviours shifted from desktop to mobile (users spending most of their digital viewing time on mobile devices)
7 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide (end of 2015) Source: International Telecommunication Unionhttp://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2015.pdf
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Advances in ICT (technologies for the communication of information)
Developing countries are harnessing the transformative power of ICTs to make services more efficient, catalyze economic development and strengthen social networksSource: World Bank report http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/ict/overview
Facebook - 1.4 billion users YouTube - 1 billion users Twitter - 302 million users
http://acuril.uprrp.edu/index.php
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Internal Environment – 21st Century Libraries
Library UsersLibrary CollectionsLibrary Services
Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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Baby Boom Generation: 1946 – 1964 (48 – 65) Generation X (Gen X): 1965 – 1979 (33 – 47)
Millennial Generation (Millennials, Gen Y, Digital Natives): 1980 – 1999 (13 – 32)
Who Are Our Library Users?
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Information-addicted, eager for quick access to current and personalised online resources.
Increasing expectation for device-neutral mobile access to materials in collections.
Expect 24/7 access to library resources.
Format agnostic (move seamlessly between electronic, print, virtual environment).
Obsessed with instant messaging, social media, mobile apps, gaming, online shopping.
Completely wired & multi-tasking (laptops, smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, MP3 players, wearable technology).
Increasingly self-sufficient, navigating resources making choices with no expert guide.
Patron Profile
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Library Collections are a mix of traditional materials (printed books, serials, audio-visual) and e-formats (e-books, e-serials, e-theses, internet resources, digital collections/objects, streaming audio & video).
Search & Discovery portals provide one-stop discovery and delivery access to these collections
e-information portal
Enables search and discovery from a single interface: UWI's subscription
resources Unique Caribbean
resources Scholarly intellectual output
(UWISpace institutional repository)
Catalogues four UWI campuses
http://libraries.sta.uwi.edu/ajl
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Library Services Serving the Needs of 21st Century Users
Information Literacy Ask A Librarian 24/7 Access STARRS (St. Augustine Research &
Reference Services) User Education Centre (UEC) Information Commons Virtual Orientation Tours Wireless Access Openly accessible scholarly
resources (UWISpace) Digitised Special Collections
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Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century Environment Challenges and Opportunities
Proactive response … developed programmes and services:
Responsive to emerging technologies Relevant to and reach diverse communities Emphasize the library’s role as centers for life-long learning and
self-development Underscore the social responsibilities of libraries in bridging
cultural gaps Publicize libraries as enablers, providing information for
decision and policy making
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Information Professionals ACURIL 2015 conference: Collaborative Continuing
Education: LEARN, ACT and INSPIRE Strong advocates of and remain committed to developing
core competencies (Professional and Personal) to survive 21st century challenges and maintain relevancy.
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Professional and Personal Skills and Competencies in the 21st Century
Environment
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WHAT IS A COMPETENCY?
1. Skill: ability to choose and perform the right technique at the right time
2. Knowledge: theories, facts and procedures, and the ability to apply this information in different situations
3. Attribute: is an inherent characteristic or quality
Source: www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer
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COMPETENCIES
ObservableMeasurableLinked to the workplace, academic
environment and other life experiencesTransferableBased on performance
Source: www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer
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COMPETENCY STANDARDSAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION
Foundations of the Profession
Information Resources Managing Information ResourcesOrganization of Recorded Knowledge and Information
Technological Knowledge and Skills Applying Information Tools and Technologies
Reference and User Services Managing Information ServicesResearch Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Administration and Management
Source: http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/sites/ala.org.educationcareers/files/content/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf
Managing Information Organizations
Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/
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Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/
DEFINITION: SPECIFIC SKILLSPractitioner’s knowledge of information resources, access, technology and management, and the ability to use this knowledge to provide the highest quality information services.
• Managing Information Resources
• Applying Information Tools and Technologies
• Managing Information Services
• Managing Information Organizations
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
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PERSONAL COMPETENCIES
DEFINITION: EXAMPLES
Set of attitudes, skills and values that enable practitioners to work effectively and contribute positively to their organizations, clients and profession. Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/
Seek out challenges and new opportunities
See the big picture
Communicate effectively
Present ideas clearly
Negotiate confidently and persuasively
Create partnerships and alliances
Build an environment of mutual respect and trust; respects and values diversity
Teamwork, collaboration
Think creatively and innovatively
Networking and personal career planning
Balances work, family and community obligations
Flexible and positive
Celebrates achievements for self and others
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TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES
Online computer automation systems, cataloguing tools and resources, research guides, information literacy resources, metadata schemas, email, internet, social media tools and mobile apps, database searching techniques, e-books and other e-resources.
Emerging technologies that may become relevant tools for implementing future library services.
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Second Life (virtual world) Librarian
Shushing ‘stereotype’ Librarian
EmbeddedLibrarian
OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT LIBRARIAN.0
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Librarian.0 (2.0/3.0) - Profile
Understands the power of emerging technologies (self-publishing; wearable technology, MOOCs, Makerspaces, crowd-funding, QR Codes, infographics, open source, big data, e-resources, digital objects)
Does not shy away from non-traditional metadata in providing access to collections (tagging, tag clouds, folksonomies, other user-driven content descriptions)
Tech-Savvy, sees the potential in using non-traditional online resources (social media, mobile apps, repositories, digital collections)
Connects with patrons
using their communication mode of choice (smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, Skype, Google Hangouts, instant messaging, e-mail)
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New Job Titles to Reflect Changing roles and
Competencies
Digital Services/Scholarship Librarian
Emerging Technology Librarian
Electronic and Continuing Resources Librarian
Head, Information Delivery and Library Access
Head, Resource Acquisition, Management, and Discovery
Instructional Services Librarian
Metadata Librarian
User Experience Librarian
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Develop programmes and services to enhance access to resources.
Use emerging technologies to continue to deliver innovative services to our users.
Proactive at exploring free and fee based continuing education opportunities to develop the core competencies (professional and personal) to survive in this technologically driven landscape.
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ACURIL 2015 COMPETENCIES TOOLKIT
URL: https://www.pinterest.com/acuril2/
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Contact [email protected]
ACURIL 2015 Competencies Toolkit https://www.pinterest.com/acuril2/
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