Readers, technological development and librarians: ready for change?

Authors

  • Ramón Alberto Manso Rodríguez Biblioteca Provincial "Martí" Universidad Central de Las Villas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v6i.3981

Keywords:

Libraries. Technological development. Innovation in libraries. Librarians’ competences. Readers’ collaboration. Library technologies

Abstract

This article has as its main purpose to present the current state of the question related with the chal-lenges and opportunities imposed to the library sector by a changing technological environment. The analy-sis of the literature focuses on three key elements for the development of libraries today: the readers —the reason for the existence of libraries—, librarians —as mediators and facilitators of information and educa-tional processes— and technologies —which foster the development of new services and products. Li-brarians must clearly recognize their role today, so that their work remains relevant.

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Author Biography

Ramón Alberto Manso Rodríguez, Biblioteca Provincial "Martí" Universidad Central de Las Villas

Responsable de Superación en la Red de Bibliotecas Públicas de Villa Clara, Cuba. Docente en la Facultad de Ciencias de la información y la Educación, de la Universidad Central de Las Villas. Doctorado por la Universidad de Granada

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Published

2012-09-20

How to Cite

Manso Rodríguez, R. A. (2012). Readers, technological development and librarians: ready for change?. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 6, 23–30. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v6i.3981

Issue

Vol. 6 (2012)

Section

Articles

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