1. ROBERT SURIANO JUNE 13, 2011 JEFFERSON COLLEGE HILLSBORO, MO Librarians in the Everythings on the Internet Age

2. A rapidly changing landscape

3. The Net generation A life with computers and digital media Control and interactivity Multi-tasking and information technology Format is irrelevant – just make it digital Convenience: Wherever and whenever

4. Environment in transition Information-centered Digital preference Information Gateway Library-centered Paper-based media Physical repository

5. Implications for librarians Digital Access When and Wherever Technology Savvy Clients Library / Web 2.0 Wider presence Interactive Cutting edge technology On-demand delivery

6. Traditional roles are changing Information Provider Custodian Customer Service Facilitator Arranging Access Value Added Service

7. The 21 st Century Librarian Expanded competencies Deal maker and change agent Facilitator and educator Innovator and collaborator Policy maker and business manager

8. Thank you Robert Suriano (314) 621-7434 rs032565@hotmail.com

9. Suggested resources Dilate, Lisa and David Bonski, Do Digital Libraries Need Librarians?, ONLINE, November 1997. Retrieved June 11, 2011 from http://digitalworld.faithweb.com/librarian.htm. Head, Alison and Michal Eisenberg, How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age, Project Information Legacy Progress Report, University of Washington, December 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2011 from http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2009_Year1Report_12_2009.pdf. Ramos, Mila M., The Role of Librarians in the 21 st Century, 35 th ALAP Anniversary Forum, June 8, 2007. Retrieved on June 11, 2011 from http://www.slideshare.net/plaistrlc/the-role-of-librarians-in-the-21st-century. Rao, K. Nageswara and K.H. Babu, Role of Librarian in Internet and World Wide Web Environment, Informing Science (Vol. 4, No. 1, 2001). Retrieved June 11, 2011 from http://inform.nu/Articles/Vol4/v4n1p025-034.pdf.