Schmidt, Kuchma: Librarians’ new skills and competencies
Channel: Universität Göttingen
Date: 2017-09-26

Time to adopt: Librarians’ new skills and competency profiles, Birgit Schmidt, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Iryna Kuchma, EIFL
Lecture held during the 20th International Conference on Electronic Publishing entitled "Positioning and Power in Academic Publishing: Players, Agents and Agendas", June 7-9 2016 at Göttingen State and University Library. 

Session 7 (9 June 2016, 11.15 – 12.45), Stakeholders and their positions,
Session Chair: Margo Bargheer
Further information: http://elpub.net/

Abstract: 
On the one hand, libraries are at the forefront of the digital transformation and digital information infrastructures, on the other, they manage and curate cultural heritage collections. This brings about new ways of engagement with information and knowledge and the need to rethink skills and competency profiles – which enable librarians to support e-research all along the research cycle. This paper presents findings of the joint Task Force on Librarians’ Competencies in Support of E-Research and Scholarly Communication.