Question

Angie is a student in library science, and she has expressed an interest in becoming a digital librarian, since she has read that this is the direction in which libraries are heading. She has asked you, her friend, for some advice on what she should study in order to appeal to the job market. What are some skills that you would suggest she develop? Name at least three, and explain why they are important for a job as a digital librarian.

Answer 1

Skill #1

Digital libraries allow public study and must be easy to access, so organizational skills are vital to this career. This is one of the reasons why we have digital libraries. They need to be quick and easy to access, so being unorganized would not help.

Skill #2

Technology skills are also essential. At times, your job also requires problem-solving skills and the initiative to update your knowledge through continuing education.

Skill #3

Your job duties include many of the same daily tasks of a traditional librarian, such as cataloging and maintaining accurate records, but you also ensure information is licensed properly, monitor budgets and expenditures, maintain vendor relationships, and supervise junior staff or assist in hiring. So basically being a leader or kinda like a manager.

Answer 2

typing skills where you can use keys on a key borad to make sentances also have good math and sciance skills and have lots of patientce and be able to program things