(22 Aug 2025) From the abstract: “New roles in AI are emerging throughout Industry, Academia, and Government. From responsible AI management to AI systems engineering, these roles require new skills, many of which align closely with librarian competencies. Roles in AI where librarian skills are especially relevant include organizing information, facilitating documentation, assessing societal…
Artificial intelligence has the potential to impact many functions of the library. Are librarians ready to seize the opportunities? (24 Jul 2024) AI has the potential to impact libraries across many aspects of the information research workflow, such as searching and research, library reference services, circulation, and cataloguing, among others. It is with this…
(4 Dec 2023) ALIA will be holding an online training course for cataloging practitioners. The course content is designed to provide you with as much practical experience of cataloging principles and practices as possible within the timeframe of 6 weeks. Course Content Identify and apply the current national and international standards used in constructing…
(8 Nov 2023) Based on Skilltype data and a Librarian Survey, the new Technology from Sage report explores the current librarian skills landscape and identifies areas for further development. The second Librarian Futures report asked the question: How can academic libraries be more deeply involved in the undergraduate learning journey? This new report, in partnership…
(25 Jul 2023) The inaugural ASEAN Summer School for Emerging Library Leaders concluded its successful five-day program from July 10 to July 14, 2023. Developed in partnership with SMU Academy, the program sought to equip librarians from the ASEAN region with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead the digital transformation of their respective libraries.…
(23 May 2023) In this blog post, Alejandro Marquez, a Collection Development Librarian, discusses the challenges librarians face, including a lack of advancement opportunities, low pay compared to education levels, and a culture that overvalues busyness. Despite these issues, Marquez remains hopeful, offering solutions such as making career paths explicit, avoiding non-promotable tasks, and implementing…
By Gina de Alwis Jayasuriya* (11 Jan 2023) In January 2019, I initiated a study on Continuing Professional Development (CPD)opportunities available to Library & Information Science (LIS) professionals in selected Asian countries. The focus was on countries that had conducted limited research on the LIS sector, and specifically, on CPD for LIS professionals. Country…
(3 Jan 2023) Are you an emerging leader wanting to lead digital libraries? Or curious about the latest trends in digital libraries? Do you enjoy learning in small groups, sharing best practices, case studies and library visits? Developed in collaboration with SMU Academy and SMU Libraries, the Summer School for Emerging Library Leaders is…
(19 October 2017) Like other greying professions, demographic data for ARL libraries warn us of a breaking wave of retirements, but may paint an unrealistic picture of what the beach will look like after the surf has settled. Read the article by Phil Davis in The Scholarly Kitchen.
The Development Report of Chinese Librarianship, 2012 (Bluebook), which is the first comprehensive bluebook of Chinese library community, was published officially on 27 April 2013. The book presents a comprehensive summary of the current development status of Chinese librarianship as well as tracing the origin of library-related policies. It analyzes the achievements, problems and development characteristics…