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      Working in a digital world: new leadership practices for the development of a digital library workforce

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      Ciência da Informação
      IBICT
      Bublioteca digital, Intercâmbio de informação, Digital library, Information interchange

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          Digital library developments are part of a global move in many sectors of society toward virtual work and electronic services made possible by the advances in information technology. This environment requires new attitudes and skills in the workforce and therefore leaders who understand the global changes underlying the new information economy and how to lead and develop such a workforce. This article explores ways to develop human resources and stimulate creativity to capitalize on the immense potential of digital libraries to educate and empower social change. There is a shortage of technically skilled workers and even more so of innovators. Retention and recruitment is one of the greatest obstacles to developing digital library services and information products.

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          Os progressos da biblioteca digital são parte de um movimento global em muitos setores da sociedade rumo ao trabalho virtual e serviços eletrônicos disponibilizados pelos avanços da tecnologia da informação. Este ambiente requer novas atitudes e habilidades na força de trabalho e, por isso, líderes que compreendam as mudanças por que passa a economia da informação e como tratar e desenvolver tal força de trabalho. Este artigo explora métodos para desenvolver os recursos humanos e estimular a criatividade para capitalizar o imenso potencial das bibliotecas digitais no sentido de educar e fortalecer a mudança social. Há uma falta de trabalhadores tecnicamente habilitados e, acima de tudo, de inovadores. Retenção e recrutamento são um dos maiores obstáculos ao avanço dos serviços da biblioteca digital e aos produtos de informação.

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                Journal
                ci
                Ciência da Informação
                Ci. Inf.
                IBICT (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                0100-1965
                1518-8353
                December 2001
                : 30
                : 3
                : 82-91
                Affiliations
                [01] Albuquerque NM orgnameUniversity of New Mexico USA jreenen@ 123456unm.edu
                Article
                S0100-19652001000300011 S0100-1965(01)03000311
                10.1590/S0100-19652001000300011
                69c545fd-c441-46e8-8af5-a05a20d66d1e

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 23 November 2001
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 30, Pages: 10
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                Bublioteca digital,Information interchange,Digital library,Intercâmbio de informação

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