The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris

Information technology has created an interactive and expansive quality to information not experienced previously thus contributing to information becoming a primary commodity in the global market today including the academic world. Academic librarians in academic libraries are challenged to reth...

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Main Author: Mohd Idris, Norshidah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2000
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spelling uitm-352016-06-02T05:53:44Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35/ The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris Mohd Idris, Norshidah Library Science. Information Science University and college. Academic libraries Personnel. Librarians Electronic information resources Information technology has created an interactive and expansive quality to information not experienced previously thus contributing to information becoming a primary commodity in the global market today including the academic world. Academic librarians in academic libraries are challenged to rethink the way they define the vocation oflibrarianship due to the impact of information technology to their profession. Thus they are exploring new opportunities and implement change in establishing new roles, responsibilities, skills and abilities in providing quality services to the community they serve. Their evolving roles as they move into the 21st century will be determined by the actions, decisions taken and examples set today. It is vital for librarians to "embrace" change to ensure the continual growth of their profession in the university. Keywords: Academic Libraries; Collaborators; Cybrarian; Digital Libraries; Information Professionals; Information Resource Manager; Information Systems; Information Technology;; In-House Content Providers; Knowledge Manager; Library Skills; Library Webmaster; Managers; Researcher: Systems Librarian; Trainer. 2000 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35/1/TM_NORSHIDAH%20MOHD%20IDRIS%20IM%2000_5%201.pdf Mohd Idris, Norshidah (2000) The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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topic Library Science. Information Science
University and college. Academic libraries
Personnel. Librarians
Electronic information resources
spellingShingle Library Science. Information Science
University and college. Academic libraries
Personnel. Librarians
Electronic information resources
Mohd Idris, Norshidah
The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
description Information technology has created an interactive and expansive quality to information not experienced previously thus contributing to information becoming a primary commodity in the global market today including the academic world. Academic librarians in academic libraries are challenged to rethink the way they define the vocation oflibrarianship due to the impact of information technology to their profession. Thus they are exploring new opportunities and implement change in establishing new roles, responsibilities, skills and abilities in providing quality services to the community they serve. Their evolving roles as they move into the 21st century will be determined by the actions, decisions taken and examples set today. It is vital for librarians to "embrace" change to ensure the continual growth of their profession in the university. Keywords: Academic Libraries; Collaborators; Cybrarian; Digital Libraries; Information Professionals; Information Resource Manager; Information Systems; Information Technology;; In-House Content Providers; Knowledge Manager; Library Skills; Library Webmaster; Managers; Researcher: Systems Librarian; Trainer.
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author Mohd Idris, Norshidah
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title The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
title_short The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
title_full The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
title_fullStr The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
title_full_unstemmed The impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / Norshidah Mohd Idris
title_sort impact of information technology on information professionals in academic libraries / norshidah mohd idris
publishDate 2000
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/35/
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