The NextGen LAUC Member

and the Reports from the LAUC Committee on Professional

GovernanceLAUC-LA Brown Bag Discussion h December 16, 2011 h Humanities 193

Background: LAUC CPG, 2009/10

Charged to organize and administer a statewide discussion of the future of UC libraries and librarianship in the 21st century

LAUC Blog and Wiki, and LAUC-wide Surveys

Breakout Sessions LAUC Assembly at UCB on December 12, 2009 LAUC Southern Regional Meeting at UCI on May 6, 2010

Final Report of the 2009/10 LAUC CPG Discussion on the Future of UC Libraries and Librarians

in the 21st Century Challenges and opportunities facing UC Libraries and UC Librarians,

focusing on the topics of reference, information providers, personnel, technology, collections, buildings, campus roles, library networks, and organizational culture of the libraries.

www.ucop.edu/lauc/committees/pg/cpg-2010.doc

Background: LAUC CPG, 2010/11

Charged to analyze the information gathered during the 2009/10 academic year and submit to LAUC a report on the future of UC librarianship

Breakout Sessions LAUC Assembly at UCSB on March 10, 2011

What skills will the next generation of academic librarians need for the 21st Century and how do they plan on acquiring these skills:

Administration, Outreach, Instructional Services, User Services, Collections & Scholarly Communication, Technology & Digital Initiatives, and Technical Services

Final Report of the 2010/11 CPG The NextGen LAUC Member

What skills UC Librarians would need to meet the challenges and leverage the opportunities identified in 2009/10 CPG Report

What skills UC Librarians will need to meet the challenges outlined in systemwide planning reports (NGTS, SLASIAC LPTS, etc.)

Skills needed to bridge traditional roles into NextGen roles http://www.ucop.edu/lauc/committees/pg/cpg-report-2011.pdf

Word cloud of “NextGen LAUC Member: A Report from the 2010/11 LAUC Committee on Professional

Governance,” courtesy of tagxedo.com

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Collection Development Era of increased collaboration, both systemwide

and with campus constituents Systemwide subject specialists Increased collaboration on digital projects Consortia purchasing One-at-a-time selection = A less sustainable purchasing model

Unique collections distinguish local collections Increased technical expertise

E-resource access and discover issues Increased demand for grant writing

(systemwide and national/international grants)

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Reference / Instruction Communication skills will continue to be imperative Knowledge of changes in research

Trends in interdisciplinary research, topic formation, literature review, citation management, search and discovery tools, etc.

Knowledge of users’ information-seeking behaviors Collaborate in creation of navigable systems of discovery Instruction and research assistance are complementary

skills Collaboration and consultation in library and campus

planning, including space planning, services, and collection development

Analytical skills, problem solving, critical thinking skills

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Technical Services Project Managers

Develop systematic digitization projects Greater involvement in grant writing

Evolving from technical services into collection services More involvement in curatorial roles Data sets: Acquire, provide access, and manage

Broader knowledge and understanding of information technology Knowledge of encoding standards and digital asset

management systems Product Managers

Implementing new standards and approaches to processing collections

Manage life cycle from acquisition to digitization to usage

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Professional Governance & Organizational Culture Organizationally, LAUC members will benefit by

possessing: Willingness to adapt to change

Rapidly evolving job duties at home campuses and systemwide

Broader thinking about shared governance and management objectives in regard to shared systemwide services, responsibilities, and resources

Collaboration and collegiality with systemwide colleagues and campus stakeholders

Awareness of systemwide activities

Cross-Functional Skills Needed by NextGen LAUC Members Analytical skills Bridge builders Change agents Collaboration Communication Critical thinking Cross-functional

management Cross-

generational management

Digitization Global thinkers Grant writing Knowledge of changes

in information technology

Project management Problem solving Strategic planning Sustainability Systematic thinkers

Word cloud of common skill sets,

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Cross-Functional Skills Needed by NextGen LAUC Members

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LAUC-LA Members’ Feedback

What uses can be made of these findings (i.e., what is notable about them)?

Who should be informed by this report (e.g., ULs, HR directors, library schools)?

What might be some next steps, following up on this report?

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