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]]> By: Randal Baier http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/12/14/emergent-technologies-librarian/comment-page-1/#comment-8250 Randal Baier Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:57:57 +0000 http://wanderingeyre.com/2006/12/14/emergent-technologies-librarian/#comment-8250 Jane -- here's what our job advertisement stated. I like the last sentence! Thanks for noticing! Best, Randal Baier Asso. Prof./Multimedia Librarian Eastrn Michigan University === The Emergent Technologies Librarian will serve as an explorer of and champion for the use of emergent technologies to support online learning and enhance the effectiveness of library information and instructional services. In addition to coordinating virtual/chat reference, the successful candidate will explore, evaluate, and encourage the deployment of emergent technologies as they relate to instruction, research & scholarship, and opportunities to integrate library resources and services into course management, online learning, and other campus software initiatives. Qualifications include: a working knowledge of emergent technologies that are critical for library development, such as blogs, wikis, “media-casting,” RSS, and other digital capabilities, a demonstrated awareness of general trends in information technology as they pertain to libraries, and a commitment to scholarship. Experience in academic library reference is preferred. In short, if you have “mad skillz” and are committed to public service, this is the position for you! Jane — here’s what our job advertisement stated. I like the last sentence!

Thanks for noticing!

Best,
Randal Baier
Asso. Prof./Multimedia Librarian
Eastrn Michigan University
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The Emergent Technologies Librarian will serve as an explorer of and champion for the use of emergent technologies to support online learning and enhance the effectiveness of library information and instructional services. In addition to coordinating virtual/chat reference, the successful candidate will explore, evaluate, and encourage the deployment of emergent technologies as they relate to instruction, research & scholarship, and opportunities to integrate library resources and services into course management, online learning, and other campus software initiatives. Qualifications include: a working knowledge of emergent technologies that are critical for library development, such as blogs, wikis, “media-casting,” RSS, and other digital capabilities, a demonstrated awareness of general trends in information technology as they pertain to libraries, and a commitment to scholarship. Experience in academic library reference is preferred. In short, if you have “mad skillz” and are committed to public service, this is the position for you!

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