This is an excerpt from The future of the future: Rise of the knowledge librarian from KMWorld:
“…Librarians are being jettisoned along with the bookcases. We need to reverse that trend and start bringing them back … but only the ones who are willing to change. A traditional corporate librarian must make three major shifts in roles begin the transition to a knowledge librarian.
Role shift #1: A knowledge librarian should be the “content czar” of the enterprise. That role, often ascribed to the CIO or CKO, must be returned to the librarian, where it belongs…
Role shift #2: A knowledge librarian understands the strategic information needs of the enterprise…
Role shift #3: A knowledge librarian is a lead agent of change…
The librarian of the future is uniquely positioned to be at the center of the creation and alignment of intellectual assets across the enterprise. That leads to improved innovation and business performance on a sustained basis. Maybe the time will soon come when we will see librarians as CKOs.
Any organization that wants to make the transition to an enterprise of the future needs a few strong-willed individuals who have the desire and know-how to make knowledge flow quickly and easily. Who better to do that than those quiet heroes who have always come to our rescue whenever we needed answers?”
