You Need Wings to Fly in the Clouds: Future Skills for Librarians

Mary Auckland24th February 2012

You need

wings to fly in the

clouds:future skills for

librarians

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http://www.rluk.ac.uk/content/re-skilling-research

Library Services

(c) V W Selburn

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Well, I'll tell you what I want

What I really, really want

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“... academic librarians have to not only

think outside of their box-shaped

building, but must actively venture

physically outside of the protective but

restrictive enclosure which librarianship

itself has become. In doing so, we

remind other faculty that we are both

professional and productive, that we

offer more than simply “service with a

smile” when they need it.”

Sheila Corrall 2009

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“Academic liaison librarians need to

remain unfazed by the uncertainties of

the library landscapes in which they

operate and by the fluidity of their

roles as they develop. They should be

alert to the opportunities the situation

offers, embrace change and be vocal

and confident about defining their

roles in ways they want.” Alice Crawford

University of St. Andrew

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirthof sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred thingsYou have not dreamed of —

John Gillespie Magee, Jr.Pilot Officer, 412 Squadron, RCAF

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