大學圖書館員

圖書資料及服務費用上漲、圖書經費緊縮、新科技的影響是大學圖書館目前及未來不可避免必須面臨的挑戰。雖然大學圖書館與校園裡的教學、研究活動密切相關，大學教授對圖書館員的認知卻不夠清楚，過於強調新科技可能會使教授認為圖書館員是技術人員。本文探討大學圖書館員在圖書資訊蒐集、組織、利用指導及推廣方面所扮演的角色，並建議大學圖書館員應加強在職訓練，加強與讀者的溝通，並重視研究。

Academic libraries are facing continuing challenges from rising costs of materials and services, shrinking budgets, and the impact of new technologies. Although libraries are closely connected with teaching and research activities on campus, the role of academic librarian is not clearly understood by the faculty. This paper examines what academic librarians should do in the three areas of performance: acquisition, organization and interpretation of information, and user instruction and extension services. The author suggests that the academic librarian should recognize the importance of in-service training, communication skills, and research.

館員發展係指一種有目的的努力，由圖書館根據組織的需求及其人員的興趣，規劃學習的機會，這些活動將圖書館的遠景、工作的相關性及個人的潛能緊密地結合，藉由鼓勵並提供所屬人力資源的成長來加強圖書館的能力，以有效率且有效能地實踐其使命。本文係對大學圖書館館員發展之基本概念、相關理論、模式，以及實施程序等作一簡要之介紹，並提出大學圖書館館員發展計畫應先由「基礎建設」著手之建議。

Staff development is a conscious effort intended to strengthen the library’s function in providing the growth of its own human resources. The library is responsible in offering learning opportunities based on the needs and interest for its staff members. These activities should be organized according to the job relatedness and personnel potential. So the purpose of this paper is to introduce some basic concepts, related theories, and procedures of implementations of staff development. Questionnaires concerning the current situations of staff development in Taiwan will be provided in this paper to demonstrate the importance of staff development as a starting point in the infrastructure.

圖書館是一個成長的有機體，所以圖書館應隨著新科技、新潮流而隨時調整。館員也必須有新的思維，新的思考模式。隨著網路的蓬勃發展、電腦科技的日新月異，讀者的要求更形多元化及複雜化，圖書館工作人員唯有不斷的充實新知，學習新技能，方能滿足讀者的需求，進而提升服務的品質。繼續教育的意義與重要性已「著毋庸議」，當務之急，在具體的做法與評量的指標，本文試著由國內外文獻探討呈現近年來圖書館界同道對這個議題的努力，接著從沙克曲線、斷續式的平衡和全面品質管理等觀念說明網路時代大學圖書館員應有的教育與訓練。

Library is a growing organism. Facing the information technology evolution, academic librarians must adopt new strategies and educate themselves through reengineering the work process in order to cope with the latest development of information technology and to provide better quality services for their readers. This paper used the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Total Quality Management to illustrate the ideas of continuing education.

本文從終生學習社會的觀點談大學圖書館館員的繼續教育，包括終生學習社會及繼續教育的定義，大學圖書館在終生學習社會中所面臨挑戰，我國大學圖書館員繼續教育的盲點、困難及改進之道，使所有大學圖書館員能透過終生繼續教育發展潛能，在大學圖書館貢獻一己之力。

This paper explores the possibility of a university librarian’s continuing education from the viewpoint of lifelong learning society. It first defines terms related to lifelong learning society and continuing education, secondly, it discusses the challenges facing university libraries in the lifelong learning society, and finally it looks at the problems and solutions of university libraries in the continuing education. By assisting the librarians developing their skills and knowledge will also enhance their contribution to the university.