Transforming the Roles of Libraries and Librarians in the Digital Learning Environment

Abstract

Digital technologies which have revolutionized the society, educational environment and libraries have greatly impacted on librarians and librarians. Paradigm shift in libraries has given opportunities to librarians to play key roles in the new digital environment as information experts, educators, instructional designers, instructional partner, practitioners, researchers, research partners and innovators. The role of librarians can be transformed through new competencies, research and innovation, collaborative partnership or networking, continuing professional development and internationalization.