Stephen Abram shares what he uses to filter the fads from the trends, as well as what hot technologies he plans to continue tracking.
Stephen Abram
Curation: Buzzword or What?
The word ‘curator’ gets used too liberally to describe the stuff people do on the web and it dilutes and pollutes the professional things that librarians do.
Are Librarians Experts?
If librarians are experts, what are they experts at? Stephen Abram tackles this question.
Workplace Information Literacy: It’s Different
Stephen Abram looks at the need more discussion and study of the unique needs and challenges of increasing information literacy skills in the workplace.
Part Three: Working Across the Generations—Nobody Likes to be Labeled
The future belongs to those who develop the skills to engage about ideas and innovation, not just for millennials, but for all generations.
Part Two: Working Across the Generations
Stephen Abram offers some advice on how to bridge the generational gap for his baby boomer peers who are working with younger generations of Librarians.
Part One: Working Across the Generations—Getting Over the Hump
Graduates who have started on the path to great librarianship but struggle with finding their footing in teams have something in common with camels.
Part Three: Aligning Research Results with Decision-Making—Tools to Inspire Creativity and Encourage Divergent Thinking
Special librarians should use collaboration exercises to achieve consensus and identify priorities to inform research and services development.
How Do Ideas Grow?
Too self-effacing to present yourself as an expert, can you admit to your expertise? How can you Librarians show their creative ideas? We’ll show you.