Librarians and information professionals are increasingly tied to technology and the challenges that come with it. As a result technology is seen as an ever important part of their role, whether they like it or not. Librarians champion digital literacy and citizenship, social media, internet privacy and equal access to knowledge across the web. Their roles are ever supported by a myriad of technologies that can solve the most niche or universal of problems. Technology adds power to the librarian’s skill set, but it also comes with caveats and pitfalls. What technology is best for the job, how do you find out about them and what are the implications for their use, such as security, longevity and support. To be a library and information professional in the digital age means you have to pay heed to these issues. This means a combination of the right skills, flexibility and an acceptance you may fail at times. They say you should never work with children and animals, at times it feels like should apply to technology. It can be unpredictable, challenging and disruptive - but these are all scenarios that librarians are well used to. They have the right skill sets and the purpose of this keynote will be to guide library professionals how to navigate the very rough seas of technology and find new and exciting opportunities.

1. Staying afloat
in a sea of
technological
change
A N D Y T A T T E R S A L L
U N I V E R S I T Y O F S H E F F I E L D
@ A N D Y _ T A T T E R S A L L
B L A C O N F E R E N C E 2 0 1 8

2. Shift Happens
WEB 1.0
1989 - 2004
WEB 2.0
2004-
WEB 3.0
SEMANTIC WEB
2006-

3. LID FOUNDATIONS FOR SOLID BUILDINGS
HTTP://WWW.GO2WEB20.NET/ NO LONGER WORKING?

4. How do you
feel about
technology?
O v e r w h e l m e d , o u t o f
t o u c h , s c a r e d ?
E x c i t e d , e n g a g e d ,
e n t h u s e d ?
A l o v e / h a t e
r e l a t i o n s h i p ?

5. Academia has changed
beyond recognition
MOOCs
Gamification
Digital badges
Content curation
Audio feedback
Flipped Classroom
Big Data
Altmetrics
Storytelling
Data citation
Open Access
Impact Agenda
Sci-Hub/file sharing
Transparent Journals
Mobile research apps
Evolving manuscripts
Scholarly communications
Research data management
Video and podcast abstracts
Open pre/post publication review
Cloud/social reference management

6. Brand Summary

7. https://101innovations.wordpress.com/ [Last Accessed 20/6/2018]
Jeroen Bosman
Bianca Kramer

8. Learning technologists, teachers
and lecturers think of the pedagogy
when employing new technologies.
What does everyone else do?

9. http://bit.ly/2hC0k6L [Last Accessed 20/6/2018]

12. Librarians and information
professionals are many different things
to many different people and groups
This is a strength and a weakness

13. The librarian as an Futurologist
https://gtnr.it/2I4UvtR

14. Librarian as an Futurologist
https://gtnr.it/2I4UvtR

15. The librarian as a stockbroker

16. A u t h o r y o u r d o c s a n y w h e r e
C o l l a b o r a t i v e ( a n y o n e c a n c o n t r i b u t e t o a
p i e c e o f w o r k )
F r e e
C a n b e h y p e r l i n k e d a n d s h a r e d
V e r s i o n c o n t r o l
o r . . . . .
O p e n t o a b u s e ( i f n o t s h a r e d p r o p e r l y )
C a n n o t a l w a y s a c c e s s o f f l i n e
O r g a n i s a t i o n s l i k e t h e N H S c a n ' t a l w a y s
a c c e s s i t
G o o g l e i s n o t a c c e s s i b l e i n s o m e c o u n t r i e s
C o l l a b o r a t i v e ( a n y o n e c a n d e l e t e a p i e c e
o f w o r k )
L a c k i n g q u a l i t y r e f e r e n c e m a n a g e m e n t
i n t e g r a t i o n ( P a p e r p i l e )
S L A l i m i t e d ( f r e e )
Google Docs
The Good
Not So Good

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The librarian as a bull at a gate
Image Source: Canva

18. Pageflakes
2005-2012
Google Reader
2005 - 2013
Readability
2009-2016

19. Netvibes
The Old Reader
Mercury Reader

20. https://www.readability.com/

21. ASK QUESTIONS
How often will you use the technology?
Who created it and who owns it?
Can you export your content?
Are they on social media and do they post regular updates?
Is it intuitive to use?
What do you get with the free version?
Is there an alternative?
Has it been around for long?

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"All mankind
is divided
into three
classes: those
that are
immovable,
those that
are movable,
and those
that move."
Benjamin
Franklin
CC BY 2.0 Aaron Vowels
http://bit.ly/2JOx9OR

23. The Librarian as a champion
Social media
Scholarly communications
Research data management
Open Access
Privacy and the law
Fake news - Information literacy
Digital literacy

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IT Department
Your PLN
LIS Specialists
Communication
professionals
Management
Users
The Librarian
as a networker

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Plant seeds Image: Canva

26. PLN
&
Twitter =
A MOOC
. . . . A B U L L A T T H E G A T E M O M E N T !

27. The librarian as a troubleshooter
Duplication of platforms
Issues relating to third party software - support, data security
Hybrid platforms (Mendeley and Figshare both host data, Research
Professional and Mendeley both promote funding sources)
Limited time for personal research and development
Technologies can come and go
Users have different needs/levels of technical competencies

28. https://twitter.com/zotero/status/1006530662784958464 9Last Accessed 20/6/2018)

29. An holistic
approach
You need to understand why
you are taking it
You need to understand the
benefits
You need to understand the
side-effects
You need to understand that
the benefits may take time
You may need two courses
You may need a different
intervention
Do not feel pressured to use
it - as it won’t work

30. Brand Summary
http://www.philb.com/index.html

31. Brand Summary
http://c4lpt.co.uk/

32. Brand Summary

33. Brand Summary
http://dirtdirectory.org/

34. https://alternativeto.net/ [Last Accessed 20/6/2018]

35. Always learning

36. If you find a
useful technology
Share it

37. Thank you @ A n d y _ T a t t e r s a l l
a . t a t t e r s a l l @ s h e f f i e l d . a c . u k
S c H A R R
T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S h e f f i e l d
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