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 Definition of a Librarian and 11 Excellent Infographics About The Librarian highlighting their duties, functions, roles, responsibilities, worth, and importance, with interesting facts and figures. ********************************************************* A librarian is a person who is in charge of or works professionally in a library and is responsible for its management and services. The librarian takes care of the library and its resources. Typical job of a librarian includes managing collection development and acquisitions, cataloging, collections management, circulation, and providing a range of services, such as reference, information, instruction, and training services, etc. Librarians are trained in library and information science and are engaged in providing library services, usually holding a degree in library science. In the United States, the title Librarian is reserved for persons who have been awarded the ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science or ML...

Visions of Success: Academic Libraries in a Post COVID-19 World by..Christopher Cox and Elliot Felix Academic libraries have been undergoing transformation. In response to student and faculty needs, libraries have moved from physical spaces valued for their collections and research support to full-service research and student success hubs. COVID-19 has both accelerated these changes and, in some cases, upended them. The pandemic has resulted in increased use of, and reliance on, digital collections, and more interest in self-service and online programming. The in-person reference interview and the learning commons as a physical one stop shop are on hiatus, though the need for those services remains. How will COVID-19 change how libraries offer their collections and services in the long term? How will it change the nature of our work? This article provides a vision of the future in which libraries become true connectors of people and catalysts for discovery. To see into the future of li...

  #closethelibraries due to COVID-19 Misinformation Endangers Lives, Democracy Bookstores Challenge Amazon Vaccine Hunt Fraught with IP Issues The Internet Archive's National Emergency Library Proctorio's Bonkers Surveillance Practices Scandals Roundup The USPS Slowdown More Elsevier Cancellations News Flash: Prejudice Still Exists http://lisnews.org/node/45358

The new IFLA Namespaces now includes the LRM.... by Joseph Hafner The LRM (Library Reference Model) is the latest standard to be included on the new IFLA Namespaces site. Visit the site at: https://www.iflastandards.info/lrm.html The IFLA Namespaces is designed to promote IFLA standards using linked data and is a project from the LIDATEC subcommittee of the IFLA Committee on Standards. https://www.ifla.org/node/93279

Literacy is a foundational skill. With it, doors are opened to countless other opportunities to learn and grow. Without it, people struggle to find work, to make the most of the internet, or to gain new skills. Libraries traditionally have a key role within the infrastructure of any country for promoting literacy. From providing opportunities for pre-schoolers to maximise their exposure to language, to complementing the work of teachers in schools, to allowing adults to continue to hone their skills through access to books, and through offering a gateway to further learning for those who need it, libraries are often recognised in national literacy strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption in teaching and learning in general, including of course to literacy-promotion. Yet simply suspending work here is not an option. Without opportunities to build these skills, people with low-literacy risk falling behind. In schools, less well-off children can see the gap between th...

One of the that pique the interest of the most curious minds in the Library & Information Sciences “universe“ is that of mobile libraries. These nomadic, wandering, itinerant units —with as many shapes and appearances as potential names— are devoted to taking books from the safe comfort of their shelves and moving them wherever they are needed or appreciated — which, for many cases, are the same. Such a curiosity is probably provoked by the handful of “exotic” experiences that are generally used as illustrative examples when describing that particular section of the library universe. https://princh.com/libraries-in-movement/#.X1c_LdxKiM8

Have you ever wondered which generation reads the most? Are tech-obsessed Gen Z’s and Millennials actually reading less than Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation? Best By The Numbers set out to answer this question by creating a great new infographic. They compared the reading habits of the 5 generations—Gen Z, Millennials, Gen Y, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation—using publicly available statistics and studies from the past few years. Here are the main highlights from the infographic: Gen Z has increased their reading more than any other generation since coronavirus struck. Millennials read more books than any other generation. Physical books still pack a punch, with every generation preferring them over digital ones. Gen Z are using social media to find their books, while Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation go to bestseller lists. Public libraries are the domain of the Millennials. Gen X are pure “news junkies”—reading the most online news daily, compared to all other gene...

How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain...By Caroline Haskins Basically, 2019 marks the first time a huge quantity of books published in 1923—including works by Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, and Robert Frost—have become legally downloadable since digital books became a thing. So, how do you actually download these books? It largely depends on what site you go to, and if you can’t find a book on one site, you can probably find it on another. For instance, ReadPrint.com, as well as The Literature Network (mostly major authors), and Librivox (audio books), Authorama (all in the public domain), and over a dozen other sites all have vast selections of free ebooks. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvq99b/how-to-download-the-books-that-just-entered-the-public-domain

The Love of Books: The Brave Librarians of Sarajevo.... In the midst of war, library staff in Sarajevo risked their lives to rescue over 10,000 precious books and manuscripts."Protecting a library is not an easy task," says Mustafa Jahic, "especially during wartime." It was 1992, the siege of Sarajevo had begun, and Jahic - then the director of the Gazi Husrev-Beg public library - had in his care a priceless, ancient collection of hand-written books and illuminated manuscripts. "The Gazi Husrev-Beg library contains the memories of all the generations of the last 1,000 years. More than 100,000 items. Everything from manuscripts to printed books," says Osman Lavic, the library's keeper of manuscripts. https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2019/06/love-books-brave-librarians-sarajevo-190624131307367.html

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Landscape Analysis.. . SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is a global coalition that works to enable the open sharing of research outputs and educational materials in order to democratize access to knowledge, accelerate discovery, and increase the societal and economic return on our collective investment in research and education. As a catalyst for action, SPARC focuses on promoting changes to both infrastructure and culture needed to make open the default for research and education. This report was commissioned in response to the growing trend of commercial acquisition of critical infrastructure in our institutions. It is intended to provide a comprehensive look at the current players in this arena, their strategies and potential actions, and the implications of these on the operations of our libraries and home institutions. It also outlines suggestions for an initial set of strategic res...

Entrepreneurial Spirit: How Libraries Support Entrepreneurs.... Becoming an entrepreneur is a dream situation for many that associates freedom with control of their career. Being able to create, build and control one’s career is alluring but requires hard work, time and resources. Libraries can be a great resource for local business and entrepreneurs are one community segment that are being targeted by public libraries. Librarians can serve as an extension of your staff and will help you harness the power of these resources to grow your business.” Sometimes misidentified as repositories for dusty books, today’s libraries are actually cutting edge information hubs designed to help people get the resources, materials and connections they need, whether for work, school, pleasure or all of the above. https://princh.com/entrepreneurial-spirit-how-libraries-support-entrepreneurs/#.XMrVp4lKjIU

Get Connected: Public Access Policy Toolkit. . The Public Access Policy Toolkit looks at the different policy areas where libraries may need to advocate to ensure that all our institutions can provide internet access to their users. With much progress still needed to ensure that all libraries are connected to the internet, IFLA has worked through the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries at the Internet Governance Forum to produce a toolkit for advocacy on this topic. The toolkit provides an overview of the different policy areas where government action is necessary. It is intended for libraries and library associations who can use the diagnostic toolkit at the beginning to choose priorities. You can then use the key advocacy points to shape your own campaigning, and the additional links to find out more. https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/92115

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Becomes World Book Capital..... The World Book Capital programme, managed by UNESCO, has seen a series of world cities take it in turn to commit to supporting books and reading. IFLA, as a member of the Advisory Committee alongside the International Publishers Association and UNESCO, has a key role in selecting recipients and shaping the programme. The holder of the 2019 title, from 23 April 2019 until 22 April 2020, is Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. The city has already made a significant commitment to promoting reading through its support to libraries, books in every home, and the local publishing industry. It has also recognised the importance of for freedom in publishing if readers are to enjoy a full range of books and other materials. https://www.ifla.org/node/92130

WebJunction: The learning place for libraries…. WebJunction builds the knowledge, skills and confidence of library staff to power strong libraries that are the heart of vibrant communities. A program of OCLC Research, WebJunction is free and welcome to all libraries to use, regardless of size, type or location. https://www.webjunction.org/home.html

Library tech leaders recommend their favorite tips and tools…..By Alison Marcotte Building prototypes with apps. Building bridges with translating tools. Building empathy with virtual reality. Librarians are experimenting with the latest technology to construct a better world—and help patrons access it. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/authors/alison-marcotte/

Library of the future: 8 technologies we would love to see… . Libraries lead the way to digital citizenship. They should be the first places where most advanced technologies are implemented. Today, libraries are not only about lending books. They are creative spaces, not only for individuals, but also teams. They are economic incubators and learning hubs. Most of all, the libraries are the entry points to the digital world. They are the way to embrace technology and avoid digital exclusion. https://ebookfriendly.com/library-future-technologies/

Perceptions 2018: An International Survey of Library Automation ...by Marshall Breeding This twelfth edition of the International Survey of Library Automation presents the latest data on how libraries perceive the effectiveness of the strategic technology systems upon which they depend for their daily operations and to fulfill the expectations of their patrons. This report presents and interprets survey responses gathered from November 2018 through February 2019. The survey focuses primarily on integrated library systems and library services platforms as the applications used to acquire, describe, manage, and provide access to their collections. It also assesses the quality of support given from the respective vendor and probes interest in migrating to new solutions and attitudes toward open source alternatives. The 2018 Library Automation Perceptions Report provides evaluative ratings submitted by individuals representing 3549 libraries from 78 countries describing experiences w...

13 user groups that libraries could target The library is about the people. When thinking about the identity crisis librarians have been facing, it becomes clearer and clearer that the library is defined by the local community. Thus, before thinking about “what to offer”, many libraries are putting more emphasis on the “who”. By dividing the local community into smaller segments that have similar needs and demands from your library, it will be easier to understand how you can fulfill them. 1.Small Businesses/ Entrepreneurs 2.Families with small children 3.Teens 4.Students 5.Elderly 6.Refugees 7.Job Seekers 8.People with disabilities 9.Newcomers 10.Teachers 11.Lonely people 12.Tourists 13.Homeless people The examples above are just a few of the segments your library can choose to target. It is important as a library to find out what your user segments are. Libraries that succeed to target all their local community would clearly create a lot of value for those people...

Current technology trends in libraries.....  libraries are using technology to improve services for customers today. Innovative libraries are using digital tools to: – Make services easier to use and access – Inspire and inform – Help customers learn new skills Digital maker labs  Coding clubs Digital storytelling  Virtual reality Mobile apps Open Libraries  RFID technologies  Cloud printing, copying, and scanning Robots Kinetic bikes in the library Single sign on to resources   Streaming services https://princh.com/current-technology-trends-in-libraries/?utm_source=Princh+Blog+Subscribers+List&utm_campaign=8029fda38a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_Blog&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd3634c511-8029fda38a-54203261#.W6t6nNdKjIU

10 innovative technologies to implement at the library of the future.... Given that the main mission of libraries is to offer equality of access to information for every citizen, then why not be a trendsetter in digital use and implement more emerging technologies? As Mogens Vestergaard, Manager of Library and Citizen Service at Roskilde Libraries in Denmark emphasizes in our interview here, “it is the library’s obligation to be at the edge of different uses of culture and uses of technolog This article presents a range of relevant and useful innovative technologies to implement at the library. We focus on the technology’s applicability and the benefits it could bring to the library. https://princh.com/8-technologies-to-implement-at-the-library-of-the-future/?utm_source=Princh+Blog+Subscribers+List&utm_campaign=8029fda38a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_Blog&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bd3634c511-8029fda38a-54203261#.W6t3TNdKjIU