studied the trends and issues in preparing new era librarians and information professionals.
They reported that the following trends are essential for new era librarians’ i. e. a vision towards information and
knowledge rich society, globalization of information, integrated and widespread ICT applications, growth of
electronic/internet resources, role of digital/electronic/virtual library, access role replace custodial role, strategic
alliances, partnership and collaborations, librarians need new management knowledge and skills, specialized
knowledge & skills in library and information management, trend to develop digital contents to facilitate access. It was
concluded that new era librarian will become a guardian of digital information and digital librarians with newly
acquired skills can play a meaningful and leading role in the networked information society of the millennium.