What is New Librarianship? It is librarianship recast through a focus on communities and knowledge over collections and buildings. It is about the “why” of libraries and librarianship over the “how.” It all starts with the mission of the librarian:
The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities
This approach is detailed in the Atlas of New Librarianship , and is extended in the New Librarianship Field Guide . It also includes tools for librarians like the New Librarianship MOOC (used by over 3,000 participants) and non-librarians like Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today’s Complex World.
This page serves as simply a cover for these projects and the deeper content for you to explore.
Blog Posts, Presentations, and Other New Librarianship Information
How Libraries Can Help Us Make a More Perfect Union – The Long Version January 22, 2021 On January 22nd Publisher's Weekly published on OpEd of mine in their …
The Skillset Podcast November 16, 2020 A quick introduction to the new Skillset podcast from The University of …
What is a Library if the Building is Closed? August 20, 2020 "What is a Library if the Building is Closed?" Gigabit Libraries. via …
Expect More in Italian (Biblioteche innovative in un mondo che cambia) June 10, 2020 Thanks to the amazing work of Anna Maria Tammaro and Elena Corradini, …
Is It Time for a Second Edition of the Atlas? May 20, 2020 Greetings Readers and users of the Atlas of New Librarianship, I need …
A Point of Closing Optimism May 15, 2020 In August the University of South Carolina Columbia campus will welcome students …
The “New Normal” Agenda for Librarianship April 30, 2020 This week the scheduled Real Time sessions ended at librarian.SUPPORT. While it …
New Librarianship February 26, 2020 "New Librarianship." Texas Woman's University Webinar. Abstract: A discussion of concepts in new librarianship. …
A European Trip Report January 24, 2020 Trip report: Netherlands and Oslo Greetings all. I think it is useful …
Reference is Dead…Again January 23, 2020 "Reference is Dead…Again." NÅR DEN NY VIN BLOMSTRER, Morgendagens veileder – sluttkonferanse …
Never Neutral, Never Alone November 11, 2019 "Never Neutral, Never Alone." Transforming LIS education for professionals in a global …
The Knowledge School: or Why Teaching Library Science is Getting Harder November 1, 2019 "The Knowledge School: or Why Teaching Library Science is Getting Harder." École …
Neighbors Not Users, Members not Customers, Partners not Patrons October 29, 2019 "Neighbors Not Users, Members not Customers, Partners not Patrons." Congrès des professionnel.les. de …
Data, Media, and Society October 9, 2019 "Data, Media, and Society." University of Maryland Libraries Future of the Research …
Customers, Members, and Users oh my! July 29, 2019 Stephen Bell wrote a column for Library Journal[1]that has folks talking. I …
Library as Movement July 23, 2019 “Library as Movement.” Victoria Libraries 2019 Planning Summit. Kalorama, Victoria, Australia. (via …
Decoding AI and Libraries July 3, 2019 “Decoding AI and Libraries.” KB College: AI en de Bibliotheek – de …
The Library as a Movement June 20, 2019 https://vimeo.com/343348136 A conversation between Marie Østergaard, Library Director Aarhus Public Libraries in …
Librarianship in an Era of Big Data: The Vital Human Touch June 3, 2019 “Librarianship in an Era of Big Data: The Vital Human Touch.” Conference …