Open AccessI, Librarian
Author(s) -
Hilda Kruger
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
information technology and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.502
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5226
pISSN - 0730-9295
DOI - 10.6017/ital.v24i3.3373
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , pipeline (software) , computer science , technological change , knowledge management , world wide web , political science , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
The fast and continuous technological change that is characteristic of the information society we find ourselves in has demonstrable impact on the way librarians go about their business. This paper offers a scenario of technological changes already in the pipeline and yet to come, and how those changes will impact the role of librarians in the future. One of the main concerns of this paper is the continued relevance of information professionals as infomediaries in our future society