"Characteristics of the Successful 21st Century Information Professional"
by Jing Liu ~ May 26th, 2006. Filed under: Readings.This is a book written by Dennie Heye, an information scientist at the library of a Fortune 500 global energy firm. According to Heye, his book is written for “professional library and Information Services (LIS) staff and LIS students who want to be more successful as information professionals”. Unfortunately I couldn’t locate a copy in any local library here in the Greater Vancouver area. A search in WorldCat revealed that only McGill University had a holding of this book in Canada. From the table of content, however, we can at least get a glimpse of what characteristics we should possess(or achieve for) in order to be a competent Information Professional.
Here is the table of content:
Introduction
You are creative and keen to innovate
You are a search engine guru
You see the big picture
You maintain a healthy work–life balance
You show leadership
You can persuade others
You are an effective networker
You know how you can add value
You have effective presentation skills
You know how to measure value
You manage your time and use the magical word ‘no’
You know the basics of information architecture
You speak the technical jargon
You can manage a project
You know how to effectively market yourself
You are always up to date
Conclusion
Bibliography
For those of you who want to know more about this book and its author, you may go to Amazon.
May 26th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Good list!
Another plug for the Toastmasters – You can practice to master the following skills in a mutually supportive and friendly environment.
–You are creative
–You see the big picture
–You maintain a healthy work–life balance
–You show leadership
–You can persuade others
–You are an effective networker
–You know how you can add value
–You have effective presentation skills
–You know how to measure value
–You manage your time
–You can manage a project
–You know how to effectively market yourself
–You are always up to date
May 26th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
UBC Library should buy this, I will request online. It’s not that easy to be creative and see the big picture when you are so into the cataloguing details. It’s even more difficult to persuade others and stay up to date. I am willing to try my best.