the role of the new librarians
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The Role of the New Librarians
Jill Hurst-Wahl@jill_hw
June 12, 2012
WHAT IS NEW LIBRARIANSHIP?
The mission of librarians is to improve society by facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.
Photo by Anna-Stina Takala
Have a world viewWant to make a differenceSee every resource as a toolWilling to experimentExpect to fail forwardWant to learn moreBelieve in the power of the communityDo not have preconceived notions of what a
library can do
Do you have these qualities?
QUALITIES
FIVE EXAMPLES OF NEW
LIBRARIANSHIPIN ACTION
Presidential debates (Erin Dorney, Millersville Univ.)
Budget hearingsCommunity discussions
Exemplifies “improving society.”
Demonstrates to students how information can inform real world events
LIVE FACT-CHECKING
Student entrepreneurs have great ideas that are not always connected with reality.
Fact-checkingEnvironmental scanCompetitive intelligence
Have an entrepreneurship-focused librarianHold office hours in the student incubatorCreate services specifically for entrepreneurs
WORKING WITH STUDENT STARTUPS
Makerspace, hackerspace, DIY content creation, tool-lending library, FabLab, TechShop, art space, craft studio, digital darkroom, musical instrument lending library, video recording studio, teaching and demonstration kitchen.
Public libraries are doing this, why not more academics?
Facilitates knowledge creation.
ACTIVE LEARNING
Delivering content in a different way.Being like a bookstore.Generating income.
J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah
The Brooklyn Public LibraryNYPL’s Science, Industry and Business LibraryDarien Library (Connecticut)Michigan State Univ. Library
PRINT ON DEMAND (ESPRESSO BOOK MACHINE®)
“Transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.” – Transliteracy: Crossing Divides
Right now people can consume all types of material, but can they create?
TEACHING TRANSLITERACY
WHAT MAKES THEM & THEIR IDEAS
DIFFERENT FROM YOU?