The analysis demonstrates a shift in the primary roles and responsibilities of systems
librarians brought about by the adoption of the next-generation ILS. Positions for
systems librarians supporting a next-generation ILS are becoming more
human/organization related, while those positions supporting the traditional ILS show
that top roles are concentrated on information technology. As the next-generation ILS
becomes the norm, systems librarians will be expected to manage much less in terms of
tasks directly related to information technology. Going forward it seems the
maintenance and upgrades of computers, servers, operating systems, databases, and
client applications will be centrally managed by vendors or cloud hosting services.
Systems librarians no longer need advanced knowledge and skills to handle hardware
and software; however, they do need some knowledge and skills to manage firewalls
and customize cloud resources. Meanwhile, systems librarians are expected to increase
their responsibilities and roles greatly in more human/organization related tasks. These
tasks include communication with vendors and coordination with university IT, strong
familiarity with workflows and functionality, staff training, and discovery interface
configuration and customization. Additionally, systems librarians are expected to show
strong leadership capabilities and excellent project management skills for the transition
from the traditional ILS to the next-generation ILS. The role change of systems
librarians in the direction of human/organization skills requires systems librarians to
reengineer their knowledge and skills. This knowledge and skill will facilitate the process
of becoming an expert source for staff regarding new workflows and functionality of the
next-generation ILS
The analysis demonstrates a shift in the primary roles and responsibilities of systemslibrarians brought about by the adoption of the next-generation ILS. Positions forsystems librarians supporting a next-generation ILS are becoming morehuman/organization related, while those positions supporting the traditional ILS showthat top roles are concentrated on information technology. As the next-generation ILSbecomes the norm, systems librarians will be expected to manage much less in terms oftasks directly related to information technology. Going forward it seems themaintenance and upgrades of computers, servers, operating systems, databases, andclient applications will be centrally managed by vendors or cloud hosting services.Systems librarians no longer need advanced knowledge and skills to handle hardwareand software; however, they do need some knowledge and skills to manage firewallsand customize cloud resources. Meanwhile, systems librarians are expected to increasetheir responsibilities and roles greatly in more human/organization related tasks. Thesetasks include communication with vendors and coordination with university IT, strongfamiliarity with workflows and functionality, staff training, and discovery interfaceconfiguration and customization. Additionally, systems librarians are expected to showstrong leadership capabilities and excellent project management skills for the transitionfrom the traditional ILS to the next-generation ILS. The role change of systemslibrarians in the direction of human/organization skills requires systems librarians toreengineer their knowledge and skills. This knowledge and skill will facilitate the processof becoming an expert source for staff regarding new workflows and functionality of thenext-generation ILS
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