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The Art of sailing in uncharted seas: the Internet and the role of the information professional

The Art of sailing in uncharted seas: the Internet and the role of the information professional. Penny Garrod University of Plymouth. The Internet and the role of the information professional. why do information professionals need Internet skills?

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The Art of sailing in uncharted seas: the Internet and the role of the information professional

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  1. The Art of sailing in uncharted seas: the Internet and the role of the information professional Penny Garrod University of Plymouth

  2. The Internet and the role of the information professional • why do information professionals need Internet skills? • what skills and knowledge do they need? (core competencies) • how do they acquire the necessary skills and knowledge?

  3. Why? reasons for becoming Internet literate • survival: ‘as necessary as a driver’s licence’ • fastest growing medium in history • to facilitate access to resources • to train/teach others • to publish & disseminate information

  4. The Internet: core competencies 1. understanding the basic nature of the Net • the Web is not a digital library • not ‘just another medium’ - hypertext is non-linear • global publishing medium • search engines - how they operate

  5. The Internet: core competencies 2. Search engines • knowledge of 3 - 4 engines; those of most use to students/staff/self • developing search skills & strategies 3. Evaluation • critical thinking skills: form versus content; determining originator • selecting and collating sites of interest

  6. The Internet: core competencies 4. publishing on the Web • as part of Web team - utilising skills set • html • design • developing an Intranet

  7. discussion lists - alerting service re useful sites/current awareness newsletters e.g.Heriot Watt (http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn.html) printed guides (e.g.Tseng et al.) The Internet: building knowledge

  8. Not surfing but sailing: making the transition • individual level: - motivation + interest + time • organisational level: - provide right environment/encourage - provide initial training/awareness sessions

  9. Internet skills: summary • information professionals need to be competent users of the Net NOW • understanding/knowledge/skills - essential to survival,credibility,image & overall effectiveness • evaluation is critical skill; filter information

  10. Internet skills - summary • constant use/practice is key to success & gaining in confidence [‘People don’t value what they don’t use’ Diane Nahl, University of Hawaii] • key role: training/teaching others (they surf you sail) • management & staff need to be committed; allocate time

  11. The Internet: key texts 1. Paul Glister. Digital Literacy. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997 2. June Abbas. The library profession & the Internet: Implications & scenarios for change. Katherine Sharp Review No.5,Summer,1997. http://edfu.lis.uiuc.edu/reviews/5/abbas/html] 3. Tseng, G. et al. The library and Information Professional’s guide to the Internet, London: Library Association Publishing, 1995.

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