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Mary B. Student,
MLS Candidate [2007]

Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

Department of Information and Library Science
Fax: 1.203.392-5780 / Phone: 1.203.392-5781
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Competencies:

Core Competencies

Basic Technology Competencies and Skills

Specialization Competencies

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Courses Taken:

ILS 501 Intro to Information Science and Technology

ILS 503 Foundations of Librarianship

ILS 504 Reference and Information Resources and Services

ILS 506 Information Analysis and Organization

ILS 515 Library Service to Special Groups

ILS 531 Indexing and Abstracting

ILS 537 Information Seeking Behavior

ILS 564 Special Libraries and Documentation Centers

ILS 650 Preservation of Library Materials

ILS 655 Digital Libraries

ILS 656 Information Architecture

ILS 680 Evaluation and Research




Basic Technology Competencies and Skills*

*Adapted from Meredith Farkas' (2006) Skills for the 21st Century Librarian and Laura Turner's (June 2005) 20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

Introduction

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Meredith Farkas' (2006) Skills for the 21st Century Librarian

Competencies

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Evidence of ability to embrace change (assessing service to patrons and how strategies/services can be changed to improve service)

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Evidence of comfort in the online medium (use of and effectiveness and efficiency with search engines and providing reference services online via email and chat; assisting patrons with and teaching email, Internet skills, etc.)

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Evidence of ability to troubleshoot new technologies (mental decision-trees, testing equipment to learn common problems, etc.)

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Evidence of ability to learn new technologies (examples of how new technologies are approached: reading documentation, trying all options, etc.)

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Evidence of ability to keep up with new ideas in technology and librarianship (reading and regularity of reading in the professional literature; browsing blogs, attending Webcasts, etc.)

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Laura Turner's (June 2005) 20 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

Skills

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WORD PROCESSING SKILLS

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SPREADSHEETS SKILLS

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DATABASE SKILLS

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ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SKILLS

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WORLD WIDE WEB NAVIGATION SKILLS

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WEB SITE DESIGN SKILLS

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E-MAIL MANAGEMENT SKILLS

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DIGITAL CAMERAS KNOWLEDGE

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NETWORK KNOWLEDGE APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION

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FILE MANAGEMENT & WINDOWS EXPLORER SKILLS

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DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE FROM THE WEB KNOWLEDGE - INCLUDING E-BOOKS

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INSTALLING COMPUTER SOFTWARE ONTO A COMPUTER SYSTEM

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WEBCT OR BLACKBOARD TEACHING SKILLS

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VIDEO CONFERENCING SKILLS

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COMPUTER RELATED STORAGE DEVICES KNOWLEDGE

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SCANNER KNOWLEDGE

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PDAS KNOWLEDGE

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DEEP WEB KNOWLEDGE

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COPYRIGHT KNOWLEDGE

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COMPUTER SECURITY KNOWLEDGE

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    Last Modified Thursday, August 10, 2006

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