The Role of the New Librarians

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The Role of the New Librarians Jill Hurst-Wahl @jill_hw June 12, 2012

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The Role of the New Librarians

Jill Hurst-Wahl@jill_hw

June 12, 2012

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WHAT IS NEW LIBRARIANSHIP?

The mission of librarians is to improve society by facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.

Photo by Anna-Stina Takala

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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

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FIVE EXAMPLES OF NEW

LIBRARIANSHIPIN ACTION

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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

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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

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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

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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®)

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“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

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WHAT MAKES THEM & THEIR IDEAS

DIFFERENT FROM YOU?

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