Professional Competencies--Technology and the Librarian

The 10 papers included in this volume consider how professional roles and responsibilities have been and are being affected by technological change and what competencies are important in filling these roles. In addition, approaches to training and education to develop competencies--which are defined as knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes--are explored. The keynote address, "Competency Requirements for Library and Information Science Professionals," by Jose-Marie Griffiths, provides a framework from within which to consider the papers which follow. The remaining papers are: K. Henderson, "The New Technology and Competencies for 'The Most Typical of the Activities of Libraries': Technical Services"; D. Nitecki, "Competencies Required of Public Services Librarians to Use New Technologies"; R. Sweeney, "The Public Librarian of the Last Years of the Twentieth Century"; C. Gray, "Technology and the Academic Library Staff or the Resurgence of the Luddites"; H. Griffin, "Special Librarians Face the New Technology"; L. Baskin and M. Spencer, "Training Staff to Use Computers"; E. Daniel, "Education Matters"; J. Virgo, "The Role of the Association in Developing Professional Competence"; and J. Segal, "Competencies for Library Networking and Cooperation." Biographical information on the authors and an index are included. (DMC)