TITLE:
The Blended Librarian and the Disruptive Technological Innovation in the Digital World
AUTHORS:
Georgina Araceli Torres Vargas, Egbert J. Sánchez Vanderkast, Ariel Alejandro Rodríguez García, Jenny Teresita Guerra González
KEYWORDS:
Blended Librarian, Disruptive Technological Innovation, Information Retrieval, Information Systematization, Digital Information Services
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.8,
August
13,
2015
ABSTRACT: In the librarianship literature, blended librarians are integral
professionals with the theoretical knowledge of Library and Information Science
and simultaneous competences allowing them to deal with printed and digital
information; they also have the knowledge on the use and management of
information and communication technologies (ICTs). Considering the
aforementioned, this paper debates: 1) the ideas of innovation and technological
innovation models; 2) the disruptive technological innovation and its
connection with the current library and information science scenario; and 3)
the blended librarian and its challenges in the information systematization for
access, retrieval and information services in a digital world context.