The Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian
Both the private and public sectors have been steadily downsizing and closing their physical libraries. All those serials and monographs, outdated by the time they arrived from the printers, are simply not that competitive anymore.
KM World (02/02/09) Murray, Art and Wheaton, Ken
Knowledge
must be continually refreshed through venues such as open discussion and
brainstorming. The quiet cubbyholes with "no talking" signs must give way to
open spaces, super-sized electronic wall displays, lounge chairs and WiFi
hotspots. To become a knowledge librarian, a traditional corporate librarian
must shift roles to be the "content czar" and knowledge broker of the
enterprise, understand the strategic information needs of the enterprise, and be
a lead agent of change. The librarian of the future is uniquely positioned to be
at the center of the creation and alignment of intellectual assets across the
enterprise.
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