Abhinav International Monthly Refereed Journal of Research in Management Technology LIS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES IN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT
Development of new technologies in the field of library and information science especially in academic libraries has resulted in the need for library staff to be flexible in adopting new skills and levels of awareness. In addition to core technology skills, importance is to be given to other skills in communication, management, etc. This paper attempts to describe in brief the competencies and skills required for an academic library professional in the digital era. The paper also deals with the roles and responsibilities of the emerging technologies librarian to illuminate and maximize the possibilities of the position as libraries around the world provide the world provide new content in new mediums to an increasingly tech savvy user group.