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With the advancement of #technology and the introduction of #OpenAccess, the way #libraries are managed is evolving #globally. In this ever-evolving landscape, the role of a #librarian is expanding from an acquisition specialist to a marketeer. Engaging #users and marketing the #library has become an important task in the librarian life-cycle. In such a dynamic space here is an interesting excerpt from a webinar conducted by 2 important individuals in the field of #libraryscience. #education #learning

"Library work structures intellectual worlds as library workers collect, organize, make accessible, and preserve materials for use. This work is not neutral. Libraries, like all institutions, are produced in and through systems marked by racism, patriarchy, and capitalist modes of production. Critical librarianship offers a framework for thinking about our work that asks how library structures came to be and what ideologies underpin them."

The new issue of Ticker: The Academic Business Librarianship Review is now available! Read about how Cornell University Library and Rebecca Smith are bringing business and engineering together. Also, Sandy Miller and I co-edit the "Teaching and Learning" section and want to help new authors. Reach out if interested!

Important issues discussed by various authors in the latest special edition of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship focusing on Science Librarianship and Social Justice.

This is a fascinating concept: Slow Librarianship "The evolving relationship between librarians and patrons is a process that requires time and patience to cultivate." Do you have "slow" steady cultivated relationships with librarians (school, public, academic, etc.)? https://lnkd.in/gmD4B7S5

This has been an issue of ever increasing importance in the library world. Even issues such as the language used for metadata collection can be crucial to increasing the viability measurements of diversity in collections.

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Preservation, conservation, and conversion of digital and electronic content needs to occur in all libraries. We are losing our history - not just library history, but larger societal history. I have worked with libraries who do not have the devices to use the early electronic media and digital content they have. Being cultural stewards goes far beyond digitization of older print/analog resources. We also need to be looking at all of the early electronic, media, and digital content. We are at the place in technological history where we may still be able to find digital conversion tools, equipment, or software that may be able to open and read some obsolete formats, etc. The electronic content housed in physical carriers for which no (or few) devices exist to access is quickly being lost. Content created in proprietary formats by software that no longer exists is locked away if no conversion tools can be found. I think of how many early web (and not early!) projects I worked are that are just gone. Websites, graphics, searching guides, educational resources, articles, and even an entire 8 unit metadata and cataloging module -- gone not because they aren't archived by me but because they are unreadable. Yet, how many libraries, organizations, universities have dedicated plans for not only archiving digital content created by them or about them (and beyond to their communities) BUT to make it accessible? To not only preserve and conserve the content, but to convert it to multiple formats, to try to build long term access? We often encounter digital content (the snapchat effect) where we assume that it just disappears - fleeting in nature, and obsolete as soon as it is viewed. How will we archive these? If I use an app to create content for a university and the posts disappear after a certain time, how are those archived? How do those fit into any records retention policy? How does that content fit into my university's IP policy? While I do know there are institutions who do archive their social media, it seems that there are few doing so... and can they actually capture all social media or provide it in an alternate format? If we continue to view electronic and digital content as less worthy - focusing primarily on digitizing print / analog resources, we will be losing decades of history. We need to have concentrated efforts to archive early electronic and digital content while building plans to archive our current digital content. I understand - libraries are understaffed and underfunded. Libraries have had to shore up so many social and educational services. We need to be at the forefront of AI and information literacy. We are needed more than everI However, we can't let our role as cultural stewards slowly slip away, either. #libraries #academiclibraries #digitization #preservation #metadata #cataloging #conservation #obsolence #digitalrot #digitalconversion #archives #specialcollections

In the digital age, the role of librarians is evolving rapidly. As we grapple with the challenges of archiving diverse digital content, it's clear that our approach to preservation must be as dynamic as the media we seek to save. The recent article "Librarians Grapple with Diverse Archiving in a Digital World" sheds light on the pressing need for diversity and equity in digital archives. It's a reminder that our history is rich and varied, and every story deserves to be told and preserved. As professionals, we must embrace the digital shift and work towards creating archives that are not only comprehensive but also inclusive. Let's commit to ensuring that no voice is left unheard, and no story is left behind in our digital legacy. https://lnkd.in/gjf-PCkt

Focus on how we retain librarians and create environments that are not just functional for patrons, but also healthy and caring for librarians/library workers, is something the profession is in deep need of. That's why it's so exciting to find my former colleague Samantha Guss as an author and researcher on this extremely beneficial article. Thanks for doing the important work!