the embedded librarian: fostering life-long learning through information skills and new technologies
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“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. I thought-if
I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles
across my nose!”
“Keeping up with information in the new media There is a lot of information available through the
new technologies and media. Libraries are hopeless at keeping up with information contained in
databases and social media. They still rely on keeping and providing access to information that is months or
years old in traditional forms.”
Dr. Diljit Singh University of Malaya
Malaysia
“Developing digital skills (eg how to support digital scholarship in Uni libraries: digital engagement, etc.)”
Mylee Joseph The State Library of New South Wales
Australia
"I wish I could give a more "sexy" answer - but misconceptions from the public about libraries still being bookwarehouses instead of vibrant learning institutions making communities smarter - That is
still a problem in 2015... Lots of work to do."
Jan Holmquist Guldborgsund-bibliotekerne
Denmark
“Striking a balance between what is relevant to my users and the predetermined roles or mindsets that
define a librarian, as user needs and contexts are constantly changing.”
Hedren Sum Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
“…the notion that being a librarian is not a real profession. In schools here, the librarian job is
basically a part-time job or a co-curricular activity where they perform basic library duties. Together
with the ability to get information from the Internet these days, this notion is etched in people's minds
that they can't believe that librarians are professionals too. ”
Soma Vellayan Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. I thought-if
I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles
across my nose!”
“When I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children librarians all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white the
librarian who never had to worry about funding. I thought-if I just wished hard enough
and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow a bottomless
budget outside my window and freckles a big bonus across under my nose!”