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Job redesign: building staff capabilities for libraries of the future

Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018, 30 July - 2 August 2018 Gold Coast: Roar Leap Dare
 
This conference paper shares the experience of ongoing job redesign efforts by the Public Libraries of the National Library Board Singapore (NLB).
 
The impetus for job redesign arises from the need to build a responsive future ready workforce, competent in both functional and professional skills to deliver the Smart Libraries of the Future. NLB’s aim is to develop a future ready work force through:
 

Leaping into the unknown: adapting to a multi-storey, seven day a week, ‘destination’ library [slides]

Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018, 30 July - 2 August 2018 Gold Coast: Roar Leap Dare
 
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) accompanied the talk on how City of Perth Library reframed old ways of thinking, processes and procedures, and used up to date and fit for purpose systems to help staff adjust and adapt to a new way of working across multiple levels and over 7 days a week.
 

A data-driven investigation into the availability of books for e-lending [slides]

Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018, 30 July - 2 August 2018 Gold Coast: Roar Leap Dare
 
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) accompanied the talk comparing an investigation into the availability of books for e-lending in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada.
 

Collaborative advocacy for diverse communities [slides]

Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018, 30 July - 2 August 2018 Gold Coast: Roar Leap Dare
 
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the talk on the issues surrounding the acquisition of non-classified DVD’s in Languages other than English (LOTE) and the subsequent ability to lend LOTE films in a variety of languages to diverse communities. 
 

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