Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

The Changing Role of Library Professionals in Academic Libraries

Dr. Umesh Patel, Dr. Vaishali Bhavsar

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Discusses the roles that liarians play in academic liaries. Argues that liarians, who still form a significant grouping of senior staff in most academic liaries, continue to have a significant role to play in the delivery of liary services and that applies to both traditional and electronic liary services. Discusses the traditional role of liarians and analyzes the way in which this role is changing. Those areas where the changing responsibilities are extensions of traditional roles into new areas are pinpointed, together with examples of where liarians are performing new roles and adopting new ways of working. Areas where the changing role of liarians can be specifically identified include: greater emphasis on liaison with users; advocacy of the collections; adopting new roles; dealing with user enquiries in new ways; working with technical staff; selecting electronic liary materials; carrying out more information skills training; having a greater involvement in the implementation of educational technology; team working and project working  

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Dr. Umesh Patel, Dr. Vaishali Bhavsar The Changing Role of Library Professionals in Academic Libraries International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.I, Issue.V Oct 2012

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