Edited by Susan M. Thompson for the Library and Information Technology Association
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When it comes to technical know-how, do you and your staff measure up? Given the rapid pace of change in technology and library services, it is challenging to maintain the technology skills that librarians and library staff need. What are the best ways to measure and develop competencies to ensure your library is ready to support the next new technical system? If you’re ready to hire a new systems librarian, which requirements should you specify in the job description? If you’re looking for the answers, then this latest LITA Guide is just what you need.
Ideal for public and academic libraries, Core Technology Competencies for Libraries provides an excellent starting point for you to define and evaluate the right inventory of technical skills and management attributes for yourself and your staff. Lita experts share their experience on technical competencies expected of all libraries and library staff; technical competencies needed by specialists like technology managers, or systems and IT librarians, and success stories about meeting performance standards that will show you how major libraries have demonstrated best practices in technology competency. Employing the skill enhancement tools in this book will help staff that work hard to also “work smart”, and take advantage of technology to improve collections and service. Extensive appendices include core competency lists, personnel assessment checklists, job descriptions, and training curricula.
Ideal for public and academic libraries, Core Technology Competencies for Libraries provides an excellent starting point for you to define and evaluate the right inventory of technical skills and management attributes for yourself and your staff. Lita experts share their experience on technical competencies expected of all libraries and library staff; technical competencies needed by specialists like technology managers, or systems and IT librarians, and success stories about meeting performance standards that will show you how major libraries have demonstrated best practices in technology competency. Employing the skill enhancement tools in this book will help staff that work hard to also “work smart”, and take advantage of technology to improve collections and service. Extensive appendices include core competency lists, personnel assessment checklists, job descriptions, and training curricula.
"At least since the mid-1990s, libraries have struggled to define and achieve a basic level of "computer literacy" for staff and librarians. With Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff, Thompson has assembled a trove of lists, tables, and case studies to assist in that struggle."
-- Technical Services Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, 2010
"Practical and useful"
-- Reference and User Services Quarterly, Summer 2010
"For those librarians who feel overwhelmed by technology, wonder what technology skills are most desirable, or have trouble creating a meaningful job description or advertisement, Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff , LITA guide 15, edited by Thompson, will prove extremely appropriate and useful... an excellent resource for all librarians in all types of libraries"
-- J Med Libr Assoc 98(1) January 2010
"Highly recommended for libraries of any size that are interested in maximizing staff development and training or improving customer service...especially relevant given the present economic realities in libraries of reduced operating budgets and increased user needs."
-- The Tech Static Web Site, June 10, 2009
"Absolutely needed for the modern library and those who run it."
-- The Midwest Book Review, April 2009
"Books to Check Out"
-- Infotoday, February 2009
"Useful for everyone from the the systems librarian to the "lone information technology librarian."
-- American Libraries, March 2009
-- Technical Services Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, 2010
"Practical and useful"
-- Reference and User Services Quarterly, Summer 2010
"For those librarians who feel overwhelmed by technology, wonder what technology skills are most desirable, or have trouble creating a meaningful job description or advertisement, Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff , LITA guide 15, edited by Thompson, will prove extremely appropriate and useful... an excellent resource for all librarians in all types of libraries"
-- J Med Libr Assoc 98(1) January 2010
"Highly recommended for libraries of any size that are interested in maximizing staff development and training or improving customer service...especially relevant given the present economic realities in libraries of reduced operating budgets and increased user needs."
-- The Tech Static Web Site, June 10, 2009
"Absolutely needed for the modern library and those who run it."
-- The Midwest Book Review, April 2009
"Books to Check Out"
-- Infotoday, February 2009
"Useful for everyone from the the systems librarian to the "lone information technology librarian."
-- American Libraries, March 2009
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