IT Skills for LIS Professionals in the Modern Context

Kamble, Laxmi Yallappa IT Skills for LIS Professionals in the Modern Context. Journal of Advances in Library and Information Science, 2023, vol. 12, n. 4, pp. 258-262. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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This paper investigates the requisite IT skills and competencies for LIS personnel in the changing setting of the Information Society. Also, the key challenges for library staff handling information in an ICT setting include managing and understanding technological integration, interpreting issues, and delivering service to end users. The author suggest that all library professionals must be driven to stay current with trends and willing to accept changes that will have immediate implications on libraries and library professionals' jobs.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: IT skills, Skills and competencies, Information Technology, Managerial Skills, Communication Skills, LIS professionals.
Subjects: L. Information technology and library technology > LZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Laxmi Yallappa Kamble
Date deposited: 27 Jan 2024 17:30
Last modified: 27 Jan 2024 17:30
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45506

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