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Excerpts from NELA 2016Slide2
Recipients of MS-LIS also have many options outside of libraries and archives where there is a need to:
Organize, retrieve, and package information
Utilize skills in knowledge management and competitive intelligenceParticipate on data science teamsConduct researchOrganizations include:Government agenciesNon-profitsEntrepreneurial start-upsHealth Sciences InstitutionsFinancial Entities, for-Profit companies
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New Opportunities for LibrariansSlide3
Educate for future, not the present
Prepare for change
Teach how to learn a system / languagePrepare the reflective professionalBreak down silos, bringing a multi-disciplinary approachEncourage innovative thinking:Don’t tell students what a library is, ask them what it can be (Jeffery Schnapp, Harvard metaLab).Avoid “this is how we have always done it.”
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What does this mean for LIS education?Slide4
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Knowledge, skills, & abilities
Identified at NELA 2015, reinforced by vote at IFLA 2016
Critical thinking
40
Flexibility
29
Technology
36
Understanding social issues and social change
28
Data analysis
33
Entrepreneurial
attitude
25
Advocacy, political engagement
31
Interdisciplinary
approaches
22
Leadership
31
Rapid responsiveness to community
concerns
17
Teaching
30
Space planning
13
Marketing
30
Graphic design
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Knowledge, skills, & abilities
Identified and voted on at IFLA 2016Change management
28
Ability to relearn
10
Research methods
20
Open science
9
Design thinking
17
Teamwork
communication
9
Project management
17
Managing
, organizing info
8
Scholarly
communication
15
Listening
8
Diversity and inclusion
15
Collaboration
8
Cultural competencies
14
Born
digital resources & preservation
7
Copyright
13
Problem-solving skills
7
Foreign languages
11
Partnership development & management
6
Innovation
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