During my time in graduate school, I curated a list of articles to help both newly initiated and seasoned librarians. The list was generated from discussions with classmates, colleagues, professors, and my own interests at the time. I recently went back and read some of the articles on the original list and, while still relevant, a lot of the information contained in the articles needed a refresh.

This list was developed using similar techniques (talking with colleagues, friends, and even individuals outside of the library profession) and I also drew on current events for inspiration.

I am no longer “in the profession” but I still consider myself a librarian-at-large who is passionate about making the profession more than just story-time’s and read-a-likes. The library profession is definitely in need of an update, at least in terms of marketing, and librarians are now more important than ever. In an age of “fake news,” decreased privacy, and increased screen-time, a librarians job has shifted to that of information navigator and curator.

As always, I welcome additions to this list and love collaborating with those both in and out of the library!

Bibliometrics

• Barnes, C. (2017). The h-index debate: an introduction for librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(6), 487–494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.08.013
• White, H. D. (2016). Bibliometrics, librarians, and bibliograms. Education for Information, 32(2), 125–148. https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-150971

Digital Literacy

• Crockett, L. W. (2018). Librarians lead the growth: of information literacy and global digital citizens. Knowledge Quest, 46(4), 28–33. https://search.proquest.com/openview/be8b609a80d1cc18177bbdae06fbd586/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=6154
• Framing digital literacy: The ACRL Framework – Singapore Journal of Library and Information Management. (n.d.). Retrieved March 24, 2018, from http://www.las.org.sg/wp/sjlim/framing-digital-literacy-the-acrl-framework/
• Noh, Y. (2017). A study on the effect of digital literacy on information use behavior. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 49(1), 26–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000615624527

Diversity and Cultural Competence

• De la Pena McCook, K. (2017). From the one-mule tenant farmer to the hillbilly highway: how librarians can support the white working class. Library Quarterly, 87(3), 257–267. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/692302?journalCode=lq
• Men in “Feminine” Fields: The Glass Escalator Theory | The Saint. Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://www.thesaint-online.com/2018/03/men-in-feminine-fields-the-glass-escalator-theory/
• Mi, M., & Zhang, Y. (2017). Culturally competent library services and related factors among health sciences librarians: an exploratory study. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 105(2), 132–138. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.203
• Riley-Reid, T. (2017). Breaking down barriers: making it easier for academic librarians of color to stay. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(5), 392–396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.06.017
• Vanscoy, A., & Bright, K. (2017). Including the voices of librarians of color in reference and information services research. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(2), 104–114. https://journals.ala.org/index.php/rusq/article/view/6527/8681

Fake News and Digital Navigation

• Eva, N., & Shea, E. (2018). Amplify your impact: marketing libraries in an era of “fake news.” Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 168–171. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.57.3.6599
• Gibson, C., & Jacobson, T. E. (2018). Habits of Mind in an Uncertain Information World. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 183–192. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.57.3.6603
• Rose-Wiles, L. (2018). Reflections on fake news, librarians, and undergraduate research. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 200–204. https://journals.ala.org/index.php/rusq/article/view/6606
• Shores, M. (2018). The alert collector: collection development in an era of “fake news: Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 176–177. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.57.3.6601

Healthcare and Medical Education

• Clifton, S., Jo, P., Longo, J. M., & Malone, T. (2017). Cultivating a community of practice: the evolution of a health information specialists program for public librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 105(3), 254–261. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.83
• Epstein, B. A. (2017). Health sciences libraries in the United States: new directions. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 34(4), 307–311. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12199
• Spencer, A. J., & Eldredge, J. D. (2018). Roles for librarians in systematic reviews: a scoping review. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(1), 46–56. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.82
• Townsend, W. A., Anderson, P. F., Ginier, E. C., MacEachern, M. P., Saylor, K. M., Shipman, B. L., & Smith, J. E. (2017). A competency framework for librarians involved in systematic reviews. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 105(3), 268–275. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.189

Information Literacy/Instruction

• Grassian, E. (2018). Information Literacy and Instruction: Trustworthiness: What Are We Teaching? Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 162–167. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.57.3.6598
• Loo, J. L., Eifler, D., Smith, E., Pendse, L., He, J., Sholinbeck, M., … Dupuis, E. A. (2016). Flipped instruction for information literacy: five instructional cases of academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(3), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.03.001
• Minuti, A., Sorensen, K., Schwartz, R., King, W. S., Glassman, N. R., & Habousha, R. G. (2018). Librarians flip for students: teaching searching skills to medical students using a flipped classroom approach. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(2), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2018.1439184
• Muellenbach, J. M., Houk, K. M., E Thimons, D., & Rodriguez, B. (2018). Integrating information literacy and evidence-based medicine content within a new school of medicine curriculum: process and outcome. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(2), 198–206. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2018.1439225
• Redesigning information literacy for Generation Z. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://nclaonline.org/conferences/sites/default/files/slides/RedesigningILGENZPOSTER.pdf(Abstract: http://www.nclaonline.org/conferences/2017/program/sessions/redesigning-information-literacy-generation-z)
• Walster, D., Charbonneau, D. H., & Kumasi, K. (2016). Finding and reading reports of research: how academic librarians can help students be more successful. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(6), 732–738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.06.017

Leadership

• Davenport, A., & Mattson, K. (2018). Collaborative leadership as a catalyst for change. Knowledge Quest, 46(3), 14–21. https://search.proquest.com/openview/be8b609a80d1cc18177bbdae06fbd586/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=6154
• Eldridge, J., Fraser, K., Simmonds, T., & Smyth, N. (2016). Strategic engagement: new models of relationship management for academic librarians. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 22(2/3), 160–175. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2016.1193033
• Goman, Carol Kinsey, (2017) Six crucial behaviors of collaborative leaders. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolkinseygoman/2017/07/11/six-crucial-behaviors-of-collaborative-leaders/#6cb0e6ed8cbe
• Hill, L. A., Brandeau, G., Truelove, E., & Lineback, K. (2014, December 12). The inescapable paradox of managing creativity. Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://hbr.org/2014/12/the-inescapable-paradox-of-managing-creativity
• Leadership in librarianship. (2017, September 1). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/09/01/leadership-in-librarianship/
• Martin, J. (2017). Personal relationships and professional results: the positive impact of transformational leaders on academic librarians. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(2), 108–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.01.012
• Williamson, J. M., & Lounsbury, J. W. (2016). Distinctive 16 PF personality traits of librarians. Journal of Library Administration, 56(2), 124–143. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2015.1105045

MLIS/MLS Education

• Conklin, J. L. (2017). Developing librarian competencies for the digital age, edited by Jeffrey G. Coghill and Roger G. Russell. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 36(3), 307–308. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2017.1332278
• Kovar-Gough, I. (2017). Taking chances: a new librarian and curriculum redesign. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 36(2), 129–137. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2017.1293973
• Shahbazi, R., & Hedayati, A. (2016). Identifying digital librarian competencies according to the analysis of newly emerging IT-based LIS jobs in 2013. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(5), 542–550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.06.014
• Worthington, B. (2017). Towards a better understanding of opportunities for performance training within the MLS curriculum: issues for enhancing education of children’s librarians. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 58(4), 202–218. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1159391

Political Landscape

• Caidi, N., Ghaddar, J. J., & Allard, D. (2017). Negotiating borders: librarianship and twenty-first-century politics. Library Quarterly, 87(4), 391–409. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/693493?journalCode=lq
• Flynn, K. A., & Hartnett, C. J. (2018). Cutting through the fog: government information, librarians, and the forty-fifth presidency. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(3), 208–216. https://journals.ala.org/index.php/rusq/article/view/6608
• Jackson (Sekou MolefiBaako), A. P., Davis, D., & Alston, J. K. (2017). Remotivating the black vote: the effect of low-quality information on black voters in the 2016 presidential election and how librarians can intervene. Library Quarterly, 87(3), 236–242. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/692300

Public Libraries

• Giesler, M. A. (2017). A place to call home?: A qualitative exploration of public librarians’ response to homelessness. Journal of Access Services, 14(4), 188–214. https://doi.org/10.1080/15367967.2017.1395704
• Ireland, S. (2017). Information literacy and instruction: for your information: using information literacy in public libraries. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 57(1), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.57.1.6436

School Libraries

• Kachel, D. (2017). The principal and the librarian: positioning the school library program. Teacher Librarian, 45(1), 50–52. https://search.proquest.com/docview/1956465934?pq-origsite=gscholar
• Vinyard, M., Mullally, C., & Colvin, J. B. (2017). Why do students seek help in an age of DIY? Using a qualitative approach to look beyond statistics. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 56(4), 257–268. https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.56.4.257

Staff and Personal Development

• Altman, R., & Wilson, J. (2018) The importance of transferable skills for career growth. Retrieved March 19, 2018, from https://ischool.syr.edu/infospace/2018/03/19/transferable-skills-career-growth/
• Bagshaw, A., & Yorke-Barber, P. (2018). Guiding librarians: rethinking library guides as a staff development tool. Journal of the Australian Library & Information Association, 67(1), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2017.1410629
• Fraser-Arnott, M. (2017). Identifying as a librarian: when LIS graduates in non-library roles use the title “librarian.” S’identifier Comme Bibliothécaire : Quand Les Diplômés BSI Utilisent Le Titre de « Bibliothécaire » En Dehors Du Milieu Bibliothécaire., 41(3), 186–210. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/686189/pdf
• King, M. (2018). Digital scholarship librarian: what skills and competences are needed to be a collaborative librarian. International Information & Library Review, 50(1), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2017.1422898
• Mindful librarianship. (2017, June 1). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/06/01/mindful-librarianship/
• Pun, R. (n.d.). Becoming the entrepreneur librarian: building skills, networks, and experiences abroad. Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://library.ifla.org/1919/1/S02-2015-pun-en.pdf

Technical

• (n.d.). What is Metadata?. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ncNPpohjo
• Kowalczyk, P. (2015, April 24). Library of the future: 8 technologies we would love to see. Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://ebookfriendly.com/library-future-technologies/
• Linked library data: it’s happening. (2017, October 3). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/linked-library-data-its-happening/
• Read, K., & LaPolla, F. W. Z. (2018). A new hat for librarians: providing REDCap support to establish the library as a central data hub. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(1), 120–126. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.327
• Mary Meeker’s essential 2017 Internet trends report. (2017, May 31). Retrieved March 27, 2018, from http://social.techcrunch.com/2017/05/31/mary-meeker-internet-trends-2017/
• Schvaneveldt, N. (2018). The Medical Library Association guide to data management for librarians, edited by Lisa Federer. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 37(1), 114–115.

TEDx Talks

• TEDx Talks. (n.d.-a). Beyond books: A look into what public libraries really are | Tara Franzetti | TEDxYouth@RVA. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WVfhVWLnE
• TEDx Talks. (n.d.-b). Libraries may be the answer to what divides us | Jason Kucsma | TEDxToledo. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dySXX6JWGHw
• TEDx Talks. (n.d.-c). Literacy is the answer | John Trischitti | TEDxACU. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-h-BhcV7DM

The Future of Libraries

• Del Busto, M. (n.d.) (15 reasons why libraries are still important to Generation Z | Tanglewood Publishing.  Retrieved March 27, 2018, from https://www.tanglewoodbooks.com/tangled-up/15-reasons-why-libraries-are-still-important-to-generation-z/
• Welch, A. (2017) The library of the future starts with infrastructure | Tex Libris. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2018, from https://blogs.lib.utexas.edu/texlibris/2017/08/31/the-library-of-the-future-starts-with-infrastructure/

Misc

• Luo, L., & Trott, B. (2016). Ethical issues in reference an in-depth view from the librarians’ perspective. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 55(3), 189–198.
• https://journals.ala.org/index.php/rusq/article/view/5928/
• Mahoney, M. H. (2017). An academic librarian’s search for meaning: a survey of lifelong learning in library literature. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(6), 540–547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.05.004
• Merga, M. K., & Roni, S. M. (2017). Choosing strategies of children and the impact of age and gender on library use: insights for librarians. Journal of Library Administration, 57(6), 607–630. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2017.1340774
• Poremski, M. D. (2017). Evaluating the landscape of digital humanities librarianship. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 24(2-4), 140–154. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2017.1325721
• Survey findings: Librarians, researchers and open access publishing. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2018, from https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/articles/survey-findings-librarians-researchers-and-open-access-publishing
• Tettegah, S., & Noble, S. (Eds.). (2016). Emotions, Technology, and Design (1 edition). Amsterdam ; Boston: Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/emotions-technology-and-design/tettegah/978-0-12-801872-9