Acuril 2015 suriname davis, ramtahal, dwarika-bhagat

New Pathways To Learning: A Toolkit For Enhancing Professional and Personal Development

ACURIL CONFERENCE June 8, 2015, Suriname

Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis, The Alma Jordan LibraryUWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Kumaree Ramtahal, The Alma Jordan LibraryUWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, Medical Sciences Library, UWI, Trinidad and Tobago

Presentation Summary

Pathways to Learning - Toolkit of Online Resources for Enhancing Professional and Personal Development

Niala Dwarika-Bhagat

Professional and Personal Skills and Competencies in the 21st Century Environment

Kumaree Ramtahal

Overview of the 21st Century Environment in which Information Professionals Operate: Challenges and Opportunities

Cheryl Peltier-Davis

What I will cover today …

Trends in the 21st Century Environment …

External Environment – Global Landscape

Internal Environment - Libraries • Library Users• Library Collections• Library Services

Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century Environment: Opportunities and Challenges 

Exponential Growth In Internet Users

Top 3 Internet activities in developing nations:1. Socializing with friends,

family (staying in touch, sharing views)

2. Searching for information (politics, health care, government services)

3. Career and commerce

Source: (Pew Report, March 2015 http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/03/19/2-online-activities-in-emerging-and-developing-nations)

3.2 billion Internet users (40% of world’s population using the Internet)

Source: International Telecommunication Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2015.pdf

Source: Internet World stats http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats11.htm

Mobile Revolution

Expanded and diversified mobile device market (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, iOS, Android, BlackBerry)

Evolution of Mobile Apps (entertainment, technology, education, library services)

Browsing behaviours shifted from desktop to mobile (users spending most of their digital viewing time on mobile devices)

7 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide (end of 2015) Source: International Telecommunication Unionhttp://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2015.pdf

Advances in ICT (technologies for the communication of information)

Developing countries are harnessing the transformative power of ICTs to make services more efficient, catalyze economic development and strengthen social networksSource: World Bank report http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/ict/overview

Facebook - 1.4 billion users YouTube - 1 billion users Twitter - 302 million users

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Internal Environment – 21st Century Libraries

Library UsersLibrary CollectionsLibrary Services

Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Baby Boom Generation: 1946 – 1964 (48 – 65) Generation X (Gen X): 1965 – 1979 (33 – 47)

Millennial Generation (Millennials, Gen Y, Digital Natives): 1980 – 1999 (13 – 32)

Who Are Our Library Users?

Information-addicted, eager for quick access to current and personalised online resources.

Increasing expectation for device-neutral mobile access to materials in collections.

Expect 24/7 access to library resources.

Format agnostic (move seamlessly between electronic, print, virtual environment).

Obsessed with instant messaging, social media, mobile apps, gaming, online shopping.

Completely wired & multi-tasking (laptops, smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, MP3 players, wearable technology).

Increasingly self-sufficient, navigating resources making choices with no expert guide.

Patron Profile

Library Collections are a mix of traditional materials (printed books, serials, audio-visual) and e-formats (e-books, e-serials, e-theses, internet resources, digital collections/objects, streaming audio & video).

Search & Discovery portals provide one-stop discovery and delivery access to these collections

e-information portal

Enables search and discovery from a single interface: UWI's subscription

resources Unique Caribbean

resources Scholarly intellectual output

(UWISpace institutional repository)

Catalogues four UWI campuses

http://libraries.sta.uwi.edu/ajl

Library Services Serving the Needs of 21st Century Users

Information Literacy Ask A Librarian 24/7 Access STARRS (St. Augustine Research &

Reference Services) User Education Centre (UEC) Information Commons Virtual Orientation Tours Wireless Access Openly accessible scholarly

resources (UWISpace) Digitised Special Collections

Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century Environment Challenges and Opportunities

Proactive response … developed programmes and services:

Responsive to emerging technologies Relevant to and reach diverse communities Emphasize the library’s role as centers for life-long learning and

self-development Underscore the social responsibilities of libraries in bridging

cultural gaps Publicize libraries as enablers, providing information for

decision and policy making

Information Professionals ACURIL 2015 conference: Collaborative Continuing

Education: LEARN, ACT and INSPIRE Strong advocates of and remain committed to developing

core competencies (Professional and Personal) to survive 21st century challenges and maintain relevancy.

Professional and Personal Skills and Competencies in the 21st Century

Environment

WHAT IS A COMPETENCY?

1. Skill: ability to choose and perform the right technique at the right time

2. Knowledge: theories, facts and procedures, and the ability to apply this information in different situations

3. Attribute: is an inherent characteristic or quality

Source: www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer

COMPETENCIES

ObservableMeasurableLinked to the workplace, academic

environment and other life experiencesTransferableBased on performance

Source: www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer

COMPETENCY STANDARDSAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION

Foundations of the Profession  

Information Resources Managing Information ResourcesOrganization of Recorded Knowledge and Information

Technological Knowledge and Skills Applying Information Tools and Technologies

Reference and User Services Managing Information ServicesResearch  Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning

Administration and Management

Source: http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/sites/ala.org.educationcareers/files/content/careers/corecomp/corecompetences/finalcorecompstat09.pdf

Managing Information Organizations

Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/

Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/

DEFINITION: SPECIFIC SKILLSPractitioner’s knowledge of information resources, access, technology and management, and the ability to use this knowledge to provide the highest quality information services.  

• Managing Information Resources

• Applying Information Tools and Technologies

• Managing Information Services

• Managing Information Organizations

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

DEFINITION: EXAMPLES

Set of attitudes, skills and values that enable practitioners to work effectively and contribute positively to their organizations, clients and profession. Source: Special Libraries Association. 2003. https://www.sla.org/about-sla/competencies/ 

Seek out challenges and new opportunities

See the big picture

Communicate effectively

Present ideas clearly

Negotiate confidently and persuasively

Create partnerships and alliances

Build an environment of mutual respect and trust; respects and values diversity

Teamwork, collaboration

Think creatively and innovatively

Networking and personal career planning

Balances work, family and community obligations

Flexible and positive

Celebrates achievements for self and others

TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES

Online computer automation systems, cataloguing tools and resources, research guides, information literacy resources, metadata schemas, email, internet, social media tools and mobile apps, database searching techniques, e-books and other e-resources.

Emerging technologies that may become relevant tools for implementing future library services.

Second Life (virtual world) Librarian

Shushing ‘stereotype’ Librarian

EmbeddedLibrarian

OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT LIBRARIAN.0

Librarian.0 (2.0/3.0) - Profile

Understands the power of emerging technologies (self-publishing; wearable technology, MOOCs, Makerspaces, crowd-funding, QR Codes, infographics, open source, big data, e-resources, digital objects)

Does not shy away from non-traditional metadata in providing access to collections (tagging, tag clouds, folksonomies, other user-driven content descriptions)

Tech-Savvy, sees the potential in using non-traditional online resources (social media, mobile apps, repositories, digital collections)

Connects with patrons

using their communication mode of choice (smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, Skype, Google Hangouts, instant messaging, e-mail)

New Job Titles to Reflect Changing roles and

Competencies 

Digital Services/Scholarship Librarian

Emerging Technology Librarian

Electronic and Continuing Resources Librarian

Head, Information Delivery and Library Access

Head, Resource Acquisition, Management, and Discovery

Instructional Services Librarian

Metadata Librarian

User Experience Librarian

Develop programmes and services to enhance access to resources.

Use emerging technologies to continue to deliver innovative services to our users.

Proactive at exploring free and fee based continuing education opportunities to develop the core competencies (professional and personal) to survive in this technologically driven landscape.

ACURIL 2015 COMPETENCIES TOOLKIT

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Contact cheryl.peltier-davis@sta.uwi.edu

kumaree.ramtahal@sta.uwi.edu

niala.dwarika-bhagat@sta.uwi.edu

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