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The Changing Roles of Librarians and Information Professionals: Recommendations for Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning in Academic Libraries
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Genoni, Paul Walton, Graham |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | This study was conducted to determine the effects of technological innovations on academic libraries in the Philippines. Specifically, it sought to examine how these innovations affect the formal organizational structure in the library. It also sought to determine the effects of these changes on human resource management, and on the job requirements, tasks and functions of the library staff. Four academic libraries were included in the study; Ateneo Professional Schools Library, the University of Asia and the Pacific Library, the De la Salle University Library and the Asian Institute of Management Library. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data on library staff opinions regarding the management of change resulting from technological innovations. The number of respondents totalled eighty-six. Findings of the study indicate that changes in organizational structure due to the introduction of technological innovations did take place. The findings also measure the attitude of respondents to the various changes. Introduction Libraries are being swept along the currents of rapidly changing technology. While continuing to provide traditional information services, librarians must now develop new skills and assume new roles that are necessary to support technology-based services. A librarian doing collection development tasks must also be concerned with providing access to digitized resources without actually ‘owning’ the resources. Reference librarians must now have the knowledge and skill in accessing online resources to be able to assist their new clients, the remote access users. Technology has its impact in every facet of library work. It has added several new challenges to librarians in achieving their goal of providing excellent information service. Fulfilling this enhanced mission can be difficult, as most libraries are not positioned for rapid change. Change by its very nature, is unpredictable, inconstant, and often unmanageable. Organizations need to acknowledge this fact and accept that organizational success nonetheless depends upon their ability to predict and control change in some way. It is not healthy for an organization to just await the outcome of the events and to react to change after it has occurred. An effective organization must be prepared to grasp the opportunities, side by side with the threats, by responding proactively to the challenges posed by change. It is a given that change has become a feature of organizational life and attention to both the positive and negative aspects is essential for an appropriate response. The effective management of change is fundamental to a successful and productive organization. Yet the inherent unpredictability of the change dynamic often adds to the challenges facing the management. The literature on change management often suggests that |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783598440168.2.75 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/books/9783598440168/9783598440168.2.75/9783598440168.2.75.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783598440168.2.75 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
