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MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY - core
Given the following resources are available to the candidate:
- The library's long-term goals.
- An inventory of the technology currently being used by the library.
- The library's current capital budget.
The candidate is expected to:
- Determine the technology requirements of the library.
- Determine how well the technology meets the needs of the library.
- Recommend technologies for the library.
- Make purchasing decisions related to technology.
The candidate may:
- Develop a technology plan for their library.
The criteria for judging the adequacy of the above performances are:
- The technology requirements will be documented and will include the requirements of different populations (staff and library patrons).
- Discrepancies in the current technologies' capabilities and the libraries' requirements will be noted.
- Recommended technologies will satisfy the identified and agreed on requirements.
The technology plan will include:
- A description of the users (number, age, expectations, requirements, etc.).
- A list of technology requirements (data base, report generation, retrieval, sorting, on-line interface, printing, storage, etc.).
- Recommendations with a rationale including possibly the library's economic constraints, the functions to be supported, and the capabilities of the considered alternatives.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop a basic understanding of the concepts and terminology of state of the art computer and communications technologies and their rapidly changing nature.
- Develop an awareness of the appropriate computer/communications hardware and software applications to achieve library objectives.
- Develop an understanding of how to evaluate electronic products and services to make cost-effective selection and implementation decisions.
- Develop an improved understanding of the Internet and emerging Web technologies.
- Develop knowledge of technological policy and its use in libraries.
- Develop basic skills for effective technological change planning: design for technological change, hiring and training, staffing, costs, building requirements, and ongoing maintenance.
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WHY? Gloria C-D is working with a committee that is "plugging the weaknesses in library school training, e.g. budgeting. I am also interested in what APA is doing, because I believe that public librarian training should be standardized in some way, and certification would no doubt do it." |
