ABSTRACT

As an urban Canadian public library system, Greater Victoria Public Library was not alone in trying to define the role of librarians within the context of a changing digital landscape and a reality where patrons were no longer seeking out librarians for in-depth reference questions at a traditional reference desk. Situated on Vancouver Island in the southwest corner of British Columbia, Canada, GVPL is a multi-branch system that was looking for ways to define the role of librarians within branches, within the organization, and within the library sector as a whole. By creating a community-inspired model with librarians as leaders within portfolios rather than defined by the ages that they were delivering programs for, GVPL developed a framework for community engagement with librarians as key drivers in the ensuring the library remains innovative, sustainable and valued.

摘要

作为加拿大城市公共图书馆系统，大维多利亚公共图书馆并不是唯一一个试图在不断变化的数字环境和顾客不再寻求图书馆员以提供深入参考问题的现实中定义图书馆员角色的人。传统的咨询台。GVPL 位于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省西南角的温哥华岛，是一个多分支系统，正在寻找方法来定义图书馆员在分支机构、组织内以及整个图书馆部门内的角色。通过创建一个以图书馆员为领导者的社区启发模型，而不是由他们提供项目的年龄来定义，GVPL 开发了一个社区参与框架，图书馆员是确保图书馆保持创新的关键驱动力，