PLANNING FOR THE PRESENT:Re-thinking positions in academic libraries

摘要

Purpose - Librarians in the twenty-first century require different skills from their predecessors. The purpose of this paper is to examine what those skills are and how they correlate with new position descriptions. Design/methodology/approach - The paper looks at ways to analyze vacant positions so that libraries can hire the faculty and staff with the necessary skills. Findings - The paper finds that creative ways of thinking about vacant positions are necessary in the current environment and that different skills are needed in the twenty-first century from those that might have been sought previously. Originality/value - The paper provides a way to evaluate and assess vacant positions.