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Demand and supply of skills and competences of
                                                       Information Managers in the digital era
                                                                   Muharrem Yılmaz’ & Dydimus Zengenene’
                                                                    International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL)
        Abstract (1)                                                                                                                                                        BOBCATSSS
                                                                                                                                                                     Introduction (2)                      2012
                                                                      The study classifies and analyzes skills                                                        Introduction (2)
                                                                      demanded in job adverts and weigh
                                                                      them against the curricular of select                             Library and information science has become a profession
                                                                      institutions that try to train digital                            characterized by fast-paced change, new and emerging sets of
                                                                      information professionals. This study                             skills, and a shift in the relationship between the customer and
                                                                      examines the jobs advertises through                              the professional. Information specialists are not immune to the
                                                                      the Chartered Institute of Library                                dynamic changes of the digital era. The demand for new skills is
                                                                      and Information Professionals (CILIP)                             exerting pressure on the academia to revise their curricular in
                                                                      & LinkedIn and the curricular of                                  order to meet the new trend. It is therefore imperative to
                                                                      selected United Kingdom Universities                              continuously check the gap between the curricular and market
                                                                      which offer information management                                expectations if a profession is to remain relevant.
                                                                      degree programmes.
     Methodology (3)
                                                                                                                                                                         Findings (5)

                                                                                                                                           Visual            Metadata and             Librarian          Digital Library
                                                                                                                                         Resources               Digital           (Procurement            Metadata
                                                                                                                                        Development            Resources            & Metadata             Specialist
                                                                                                                                           Officer              Librarian          and Systems)                Web
                                                                                                                                                            Network                                         Librarian
                                                                                                                                                                                IT             Librarian
                                                                                                                                           Access          Librarian Development
                                                                                                                                        Development                                              Data
                                                                                                                                                                           Librarian           Creator       Digital
                                                                                                                                          Manager           Electronic                                       Assets
           Literature Review (4)                                                                                                                              Library             Systems                   Librarian
                                                                                                                                          Website         Infrastructure         Librarian
            In the literature requirements of the LIS professionals generally                                                            Knowledge           Manager                         PHP, Perl,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              XML, XSLT
            are classified under                                                                                                          Manager                                                Java
                                                                                                                                                                         Data & Info                       Content MS
                             Discipline-                                                              Marketing &                                                             MS         Database
                                                                                                      Promotion                                           Metadata
                              Specific                        Communication                                                                                                              Structure              Web
                                                                                                                                        Computerized                 Web Design
                             Knowledge                                                                                                                                                  and Design         Applications
                                                                                Negotiation                                                LMS                         and Web                            Development
                                                              Personal Skills                              Evaluation                             Digital              Analytics          The Digital
                                                                                                                                               Information                                    Age
                                             Professional                       Flexibility and                                                                      Information
                                                                                  Openness                                                    Technologies                                                  Information
                                                Skills                                                                                                              Systems and         Technologies
                                                                                                              Adapting to                                                                                     Retrieval
                                                                                                            Change in a New                        and                Modeling           for Internet
                                                            Technological                                     Professional                    Architecture                                 Systems
                          Censorship                            Skills                                       Environment                                                                                       Essential
                                                                                                                                                                 Programming
                                                                                 Collaboration                                               Information                                                        Skills for
                                                                                                                                                                     and Its               Information
                                               Readiness                                                                                      and Social                                                      Computing
                                                                 Personal                                                                                        Management                Architecture
                                                               Transferable                       (Ashcroft, 2004;
                                                                                                                                               Network                        Digital
                                             Generic                                                                                            Analysis
                                                                  Skills                          Nonthacumjane ,2011;                                                       Libraries
                                              Skills                                              Mazmundar 2007; Khoo, 2005 )   .

                                                                                                                                                                  Conclusions (6)
            …there has been a great change from free information to pay
            information, information to knowledge, conventional library to                                                             •Job adverts include web development technologies.
            digital library, and globalization to technological innovation                                                             •Universities are reacting by introducing technology related
            (Makori, 2009).                                                                                                            courses.
            “..digitization, electronic publishing, Web 2.0, Library                                                                   •It is not very evident if universities are providing the skills as
            2.0, RSS, Blogs, Wikis, SMS, Podcasting, Mash-                                                                             required by adverts
            ups, Tagging, Folksonomies, OSS,OA, etc., libraries worldwide
                                                                                                                                       • The curricular still largely stick to the traditional librarians
            have been adjusting to the shift from the printed era to the
                                                                                                                                       skills however trying to give also an overview of trends and
            digital era.” (Nonthacumjane, 2011)”
            References (7)                                                                                                             developments in technology
             Ashcroft, L. (2004). Developing competencies, critical analysis and personal transferable skills
             in future information professionals.
                                                                                                                                       •Universities meant to make librarians make decisions and debate
             Khoo, C. (2005). Competencies for new era librarians and information professionals.                                       about technological options but not necessarily making them
             Majumdar, N. R. (2007). Skills for library and information professionals working in borderless libraries.
             Makori, E.O. (2009). Contemporary issues in information management: A fresh look for information professionals.           technical implementers.
             Nonthacumjane, P. (2011). Key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS professionals.




                                                            yilmaz.muharrem@gmail.com                                                DILL                          dydimus.zengenene@gmail.com
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Demand and supply of skills and competences of Information managers in the digital era

  • 1. Demand and supply of skills and competences of Information Managers in the digital era Muharrem Yılmaz’ & Dydimus Zengenene’ International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL) Abstract (1) BOBCATSSS Introduction (2) 2012 The study classifies and analyzes skills Introduction (2) demanded in job adverts and weigh them against the curricular of select Library and information science has become a profession institutions that try to train digital characterized by fast-paced change, new and emerging sets of information professionals. This study skills, and a shift in the relationship between the customer and examines the jobs advertises through the professional. Information specialists are not immune to the the Chartered Institute of Library dynamic changes of the digital era. The demand for new skills is and Information Professionals (CILIP) exerting pressure on the academia to revise their curricular in & LinkedIn and the curricular of order to meet the new trend. It is therefore imperative to selected United Kingdom Universities continuously check the gap between the curricular and market which offer information management expectations if a profession is to remain relevant. degree programmes. Methodology (3) Findings (5) Visual Metadata and Librarian Digital Library Resources Digital (Procurement Metadata Development Resources & Metadata Specialist Officer Librarian and Systems) Web Network Librarian IT Librarian Access Librarian Development Development Data Librarian Creator Digital Manager Electronic Assets Literature Review (4) Library Systems Librarian Website Infrastructure Librarian In the literature requirements of the LIS professionals generally Knowledge Manager PHP, Perl, XML, XSLT are classified under Manager Java Data & Info Content MS Discipline- Marketing & MS Database Promotion Metadata Specific Communication Structure Web Computerized Web Design Knowledge and Design Applications Negotiation LMS and Web Development Personal Skills Evaluation Digital Analytics The Digital Information Age Professional Flexibility and Information Openness Technologies Information Skills Systems and Technologies Adapting to Retrieval Change in a New and Modeling for Internet Technological Professional Architecture Systems Censorship Skills Environment Essential Programming Collaboration Information Skills for and Its Information Readiness and Social Computing Personal Management Architecture Transferable (Ashcroft, 2004; Network Digital Generic Analysis Skills Nonthacumjane ,2011; Libraries Skills Mazmundar 2007; Khoo, 2005 ) . Conclusions (6) …there has been a great change from free information to pay information, information to knowledge, conventional library to •Job adverts include web development technologies. digital library, and globalization to technological innovation •Universities are reacting by introducing technology related (Makori, 2009). courses. “..digitization, electronic publishing, Web 2.0, Library •It is not very evident if universities are providing the skills as 2.0, RSS, Blogs, Wikis, SMS, Podcasting, Mash- required by adverts ups, Tagging, Folksonomies, OSS,OA, etc., libraries worldwide • The curricular still largely stick to the traditional librarians have been adjusting to the shift from the printed era to the skills however trying to give also an overview of trends and digital era.” (Nonthacumjane, 2011)” References (7) developments in technology Ashcroft, L. (2004). Developing competencies, critical analysis and personal transferable skills in future information professionals. •Universities meant to make librarians make decisions and debate Khoo, C. (2005). Competencies for new era librarians and information professionals. about technological options but not necessarily making them Majumdar, N. R. (2007). Skills for library and information professionals working in borderless libraries. Makori, E.O. (2009). Contemporary issues in information management: A fresh look for information professionals. technical implementers. Nonthacumjane, P. (2011). Key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS professionals. yilmaz.muharrem@gmail.com DILL dydimus.zengenene@gmail.com RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION DESIGN © 2011 www.PosterPresentation s.com