Elements of the expertise technology trainers need to instruct academic library emmployees

Although academic library employees use high technology in their work, we know little about the abilities needed by their trainers. This ethnographic, baseline study explores elements of expertise that academic employee library trainers should have, such as knowing 1) how to learn about technology,...

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Published in:Portal (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2002-10, Vol.2 (4), p.601
Main Authors: Marjorie Rush Hovde, Hovde, David M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Libraries
Cataloging
Communication Skills
Computer Literacy
Educational Technology
Employee development
Expertise
Group Dynamics
High technology
Information Literacy
Interpersonal Competence
Learning Strategies
Librarians
Library Personnel
Library science
Negotiation
Research Methodology
Teaching Methods
Technical Writing
Technological Advancement
Trainees
Trainers
Training
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Summary:Although academic library employees use high technology in their work, we know little about the abilities needed by their trainers. This ethnographic, baseline study explores elements of expertise that academic employee library trainers should have, such as knowing 1) how to learn about technology, 2) how to understand information science, 3) how to learn about trainees and develop effective training approaches, and 4) how to negotiate organizational constraints. These findings are useful to academic library employee technology trainers and to those who hire and supervise them.
ISSN:1531-2542
1530-7131