Open Source Method for Building Librarian IT Competencies :case study of SLiMSHendro Wicaksono & Arie Nugraha(core SLiMS developers)

A competency is the capability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform "critical work functions" or tasks in a defined work setting.

https://sph.uth.edu/content/uploads/2012/01/Competencies-and-Learning-Objectives.pdf

Competence is the ability of an individual to do a job properly.

Some phenomena

Changingbehaviorof users

Changingbehaviorof library

operations

More spaces ...

So many new tools, so many opportunities.

New genres of librarian.

IT competencies for librarian?

Riley-Huff, Debra A. and Rholes, Julia M. 2011. Librarians and Technology Skill Acquisition: Issues and Perspectives . Information Technology and Libraries. September. pp. 129-140.

Related Courses

Riley-Huff, Debra A. and Rholes, Julia M. 2011. Librarians and Technology Skill Acquisition: Issues and Perspectives . Information Technology and Libraries. September. pp. 129-140.

General area of work

Riley-Huff, Debra A. and Rholes, Julia M. 2011. Librarians and Technology Skill Acquisition: Issues and Perspectives . Information Technology and Libraries. September. pp. 129-140.

Position Classification

Riley-Huff, Debra A. and Rholes, Julia M. 2011. Librarians and Technology Skill Acquisition: Issues and Perspectives . Information Technology and Libraries. September. pp. 129-140.

Riley-Huff, Debra A. and Rholes, Julia M. 2011. Librarians and Technology Skill Acquisition: Issues and Perspectives . Information Technology and Libraries. September. pp. 129-140.

http://jobs.code4lib.org/

Nonthacumjane, Pussadee. 2011. Key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS professionals . IFLA Journal. 37(4). pp. 280–288.

Personal Skills

● Analytical● Creative● Technical● Flexible● Reflective● Able to deal with a range of users● Detective-like● Adaptable● Responsive to others' needs● Enthusiastic● Self-motivated

Nonthacumjane, Pussadee. 2011. Key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS professionals . IFLA Journal. 37(4). pp. 280–288.

Generic Skills

● Information Literacy● Communication● Critical thinking● Teamwork● Ethics and social responsibility● Problem solving● Leadership

Nonthacumjane, Pussadee. 2011. Key skills and competencies of a new generation of LIS professionals . IFLA Journal. 37(4). pp. 280–288.

Discipline-specific knowledge

● Metadata● Database development and DBMS● User needs● Digital archiving and preservation● Collection development● Content management system

Why & How we buildSLiMS

that rocks

5 REASONSOld app is only for RENTDifficult to MODIFYDifficult to REDISTRIBUTETransfer of KNOWLEDGEHaving FUN

Why NEW SOFTWARE?Some are not

MAINTAINED.Some are not

BEST PRACTICE.Some are using

“ADVANCED” TECH.

Mulai dikembangkan Februari 2007.

Developer SLiMS

Most are librarian

How DO WE BUILD IT?

License

Open Source (GPL v3)

Release early, release often,And listen to your customer.

We use technologies we mastered good enough.

Building communities

SLiMS

USERSPerguruan Tinggi: 362Sekolah: 367NGO: 62Perpusda: 32Instansi pemerintah: 102Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Bangladesh, German, Spanyol, Spain, African Countries, Latin America, Srilanka, Cuba, etc

What

BENEFIT for US?

IT Competencies are growing automatically

Because we are pushed to learn so many related things: pemrogaman aplikasi web (PHP, HTML, CSS, javascript), desain, pengembangan dan pemeliharaan database (MySQL), arsitektur web (desain, pengembangan usability), dasar teknologi perpustakaan, perpustakaan digital, analisa sistem, manajemen server (terutama Linux dan FreeBSD), Metadata Markup (XML, Mods, MarcXML), sistem automasi perpustakaan, Jaringan komputer, keamanan komputer, interaksi manusia-komputer, usability, web services, dan lain-lain.

IT Competence

Recognition of competence is given by the communities / society.

Learn non-IT competencies

- Learn to lead a project.- Learn to build a culture.- Learn to build a documentation.- Learn to motivate people.

Side-effect

- You are well-known at least among librarians.- You can sell services.- Becoming a speaker/consultant.- Got another project outside of librarianship.

How do I begin?

Start using an open source software, read the documentation, and write a tutorial about it. Publish it in a blog or magazine. Little by little but consistent.

How do I begin?

Being active in a forum of related softwares. Try to asnwer other questions.

How do I begin?

Try to contribute to an open source project. Patch, fork, coding, documentation, testing, etc.

Why not creating your own open source software?

DISCUSSION