08.07.09
Essential Technology Skills
A student post about the desire to learn more technology while in library school has gotten me thinking about how I foster technology skills in my own courses.
So, I’m throwing the following questions out for comment:
- Current students – what skills would you like to learn while in library school?
- Recent grads and experienced professionals – what skills do you think grads need to have? what skills could they develop to make themselves more competitive on the job market?
Thanks for your ideas!
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Jenna said,
August 8, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Here’s what I’ve been using in my job at a public library:
*Facebook: get familiar with how this social network operates, especially the differences between a personal page and a fan page for businesses/nonprofits, etc. Shifting from a personal user to a business user requires some changes.
*Twitter: learn how to write useful and interesting tweets for your library if you’re going to be a user of this service.
*Web design: more and more, librarians are getting involved in the layout and design of their websites. Learn how to make your site attractive and incredibly user-friendly.
*General computer troubleshooting: if you work on any desk at all in any library, you’re going to need to be really good at troubleshooting your computer lab. Build those skills now so you’re not caught unawares when you get into the field for real.
*Changes from Windows XP to Vista and Office 2003 to 2007: there are some differences once you upgrade, and a lot of your patrons won’t know how to use the new versions. Become familiar yourself so you can help out when questions come up.
I hope this helps!
Jenna (GSLIS ‘09)