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# QOTD: a new class of librarians
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/qotd-a-new-class-of-librarians/
- Published: 2007-12-01T17:40:16.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:28:52.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Institutions, UX

It is always interesting to read about libraries and librarians when the writer comes from outside the library environment. I have just come across the [December 2007](https://www.universityaffairs.ca/issues/2007/december/index.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) issue of the Canadian *[University Affairs](https://www.universityaffairs.ca/index%5Fe.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)*. It contains an article intriguingly entitled *[The new librarians](https://www.universityaffairs.ca/issues/2007/december/new%5Flibrarians%5F01.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)*.

> A new class of librarians is emerging: forward-thinking men and women, attuned to the revolutionary trends affecting academic libraries, are leading the charge for change. These tech-savvy librarians are plugged into the needs of a new generation and adapting their services to keep libraries relevant and valuable. \[[The new librarians](https://www.universityaffairs.ca/issues/2007/december/new%5Flibrarians%5F02.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

It was refreshing to read something so positive about libraries in such a publication, and, although not a very rounded view of libraries (or librarians: the profiles are all of men) it usefully emphasized some new directions for the readership. Worth a look.