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One of these presentations looked at the required skills for children and youth librarians in the digital age. It was stated that librarians must change from book keeper to dynamic agent - they must be well-trained, tech-savvy information experts who encourage the use of technology.
The speakers had carried out a small survey of the librarians at the Library of Alexandria who decided that the following were the top skills required by children and youth librarians:
Personal Skills: creative, adaptable and self-motivated.
Professional Skills: communication & leadership, self-learning and professional development
and possesses clear vision of integrating technology into library programs.
Discipline-Specific: knowledge of user’s needs, technology literate, knowledge of emerging
electronic resources and collection development awareness.
More details can be found in the paper for this presentation: Required skills for children and youth librarians in the digital age