USC LIM591D Summer 2014 Librarians in Traditional and Nontraditional Roles (original) (raw)
Librarianship as a field is emerging and transitioning to meet the growing demands of user's that are adapting to the technology generation. These library science (LIS) students and library professionals are recognizing the “paradox of expertise ”related to their profession, overcoming its challenges, and incorporating the changes that patrons are demanding into their libraries, including: databases, integrated library systems and new advanced search engines. Alongside incorporating these improvements into the traditional library, librarians are also transitioning into nontraditional library positions. In an academic setting, librarians are becoming embedded librarians, a new emerging concept for these professionals. Basically, the bun-head, eye-glass wearing, quiet reference librarian is now emerging and transforming into the next generation librarian, meeting the needs of patrons demanding their service by learning technical skills and advancing their backgrounds. Librarians are also discussing these changes through various blog postings and websites specific to their field. Developing a curated list of employment resources and qualifications to be successful in a nontraditional librarian role aids librarians and other library professionals with their career development and progress objectives. Case studies and survey responses provide collected evidence of feedback received from library professionals in the field, related to employment opportunities and growth development in their profession. Overall, the goal is to employ librarians, whether that means in traditional, nontraditional next generation and/or embedded librarian positions.
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