Role of Libraries and Librarians

Discuss the role of libraries and librarians in managing digital information.

Due Date : 21 January 2011

The information atmosphere around the world is changing every minute and growing at a tremendous speed due to the emergence of the web based Information and Communication Technology (ICT), globalization of network and internet. These new environment will affect the librarians and information professionals as well as the function of the libraries itself. The new information technology and telecommunication networks are companied by a corresponding increase in knowledge with a rapid growing flow of information. The new information environment requires new skills in seeking, processing and using of the information. Learning and education are important topics in the information society the education situation is changing for several reasons.

The ‘open’ revolution :

· Open source

· Open standard

· Open archives

· Open text

· Open linking

· Open design

· Open access

· Open research

· Open reference

· Open aggregation

· Open storage

· Open source

· Open content

These ‘open’ revolutionary, change the role of the libraries and the learning institutions. The emergence of the e-publishing and born-digital material, visibility of the network support of teaching, learning and research in additional of the new models of scholarship systems. Those scenarios may lead to the reduction of digital divide. The role of librarian and information professionals in this new environment has been strongly influence by these changes