Aging or Elder?
Information Wants To Be Free: Skills for the 21st Century Librarian is a must-read not only for new librarians and those who are in the field of library science education, but it should be read by all of us.
As an aging librarian, rather like a cheese or wine not like a rotting peach, I really think that we all need to be aware of what we as a profession need to know. The basic tech competencies listed are vital to all of us. Add on the higher level competencies and you get a real blueprint of what librarians who are looking at doing Library 2.0 projects need to be.
Because I am an aging librarian, maybe elder librarian would be better, I am in management. As managers, we need to have these competencies listed here as well as others. We must begin to lead from a position of embracing change. Actually that one is probably the toughest of them all for us elders. Embrace change, see change everywhere you look, and see it through the eyes of your patrons. That's where it must all begin and end. Patrons.