20 Technology Skills Every Librarian Should Have

Ah, the irony of it all. Just after posting that too much techno-dependency is driving us all to distraction and frying our brains...

Anyway, The Shifted Librarian writes that we should all take a look at a list of top techno skills every educator should have, substituting the word "librarian" for "educator".

The skills are:

1. Word Processing Skills
2. Spreadsheets Skills
3. Database Skills
4. Electronic Presentation Skills
5. Web Navigation Skills
6. Web Site Design Skills
7. E-Mail Management Skills
8. Digital Cameras
9. Computer Network Knowledge Applicable to your School System
10. File Management & Windows Explorer Skills
11. Downloading Software From the Web (Knowledge including eBooks)
12. Installing Computer Software onto a Computer System
13. WebCT or Blackboard Teaching Skills (Shifted Librarian links this to distance learning support skills)
14. Videoconferencing skills
15. Computer-Related Storage Devices (Knowledge: disks, CDs, USB drives, zip disks, DVDs, etc.)
16. Scanner Knowledge
17. Knowledge of PDAs
18. Deep Web Knowledge
19. Educational Copyright Knowledge
20. Computer Security Knowledge