ASEAN Integration: Cross Border Mobility of Librarians Pimrumpai Premsmit

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ASEAN Integration Cross Border Mobility of
LibrariansPimrumpai Premsmit
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Foreigners working in Thailand

• Valid visa
• Work permit
• Occupations that does not violate the Alien
  Employment Act

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Occupations are closed to foreigners Alien
Employment Act

• Such as
• Professional engineering concerning design.
• Professional architectural work concerning design
  .
• Clerical and secretary work
• NO LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIS)
  PROFESSION

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• LIS is not a regulated profession.
• In Thailand, LIS professional does not require a
  license.

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Foreigner employment in universities CU case
study

• Documents needed for application
• academic records and rational for employment
• Work experience
• education qualifications (certificates,
  unidegrees)
• non immigrant B passport
• Two types of contracts
• More than 2 years
• Under 2 years
• Work Permit

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Information Professionals

• An information professionals (IP) strategically
  uses information in his/her job to advance the
  mission of the organization. The IP accomplishes
  this through the development, deployment, and
  management of information resources and services.
  The IP harnesses technology as a critical tool
  to accomplish goals.
• IPs include, but are not limited to librarians,
  knowledge managers, chief information officers,
  web developers, information brokers, and
  consultants.

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Modern Information Professionals

• Characterizes the emphasis given to information
  and the access to information

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Definitions of Competencies

• The combination of observable and measurable
  knowledge, skills, abilities and personal
  attributes that contribute to enhanced employee
  performance and ultimately result in
  organizational success.

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• Knowledge - formal education and training
• Skills or abilities practice
• Attitudes emotional and social aspects

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Core Competencies ( Gorman and Corbitt)

• Client needs and services
• Management of people and resources
• Technology utilization
• Organization of knowledge

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Competencies (Premsmit 2004)

• Management
• Information resources / knowledge resources and
  information resources management
• User needs and information services
• Technology and technology utilization
• General competencies

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Management

• Provide leadership
• Have interpersonal skills
• Foster quality assurance
• Policies planning
• Understand and commit to mission, value and
  vision of organization

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Information and knowledge resources/ information
resources management

• evaluate and select information resources
• have expert knowledge of information resources
  contents and forms
• provide access to internal external resources
• identify information sources appropriate to
  users needs
• know the principles and methods of knowledge
  organization

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User needs and information services

• information need analysis
• research, analyze and synthesize information
• understand information seeking behavior
• connect users with needed information
• evaluate service effectiveness

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Technology and technology utilization

• evaluate and select appropriate technology
• staff training on technology
• use Internet service
• electronic/digital libraries development
• provide electronic services

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General competencies

• foster collaborative network
• self-development planning
• understand laws and regulations related to
  information
• knowledge and commitment to professional ethics
• academic work production

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Example
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Primary Assistant LibrarianBangkok
International Prep and Secondary School Wattana

• Department Academic
• Report to Whole School Head Teaching Librarian
  Coordinator
• 1. Acquisition
• 1.1 Do research for resources that the primary
  students and teachers might need and contact
  subject teachers for any subject interests.
• 1.2 Seek for resources needed in 1.1 and for
  any new Fiction, Non-fiction and other resources
  for students.         
• 1.3 Enter acquisitions to the digital system.
• 1.4 Place resource and book orders and contact
  the purchasing staff.

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• 2. Services
• 2.1 Check in, check out, reserve, and recall
  books from the users.
• 2.2 Provide reference service by helping
  students search resources via the library systems
  and other searching tools.
• 2.3 Make notices for students and accountants.
• 2.4 Ensure the return of leaving students
  library books and textbooks. liaise with
  Accounting.
• 2.5 Make displays to promote any new and
  interesting books to the students.

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• 3. Technical works
• 3.1 Receive run accession number of resources
  in library textbook collections.
• 3.2 Make catalogues of resources in the library
  system.
• 3.3 Make spines, sticking signs and covering.
• 3.4 Bind periodicals and do some book repairs.
• 3.5 Shelve books.
• 3.6 Weeding of old library and textbooks

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• 4. Periodicals works
• 4.1 Work with teachers for the needs of
  subscribing, quitting or renewing periodicals.
• 4.2 Create maintain a periodical back issue
  check out system/
• 4.3 Make clippings for subject teachers when
  requested.
• 4.4 Maintain back issue of magazines
  newspapers to agreed upon back date.
• 5. Teaching
• 5.1 Teach basic library skills for new students
  who arrive within the school year.
• 5.2 Support curriculum lessons taught by Head
  Teaching Librarian or subject teachers.

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• 6. Administration works
• 6.1 Assist Head Librarian in revising updating
  Sec. Library policy as needed.
• 6.2 Assist Head Librarian in creating Sec.
  Library plan for each academic year.
• 6.3 Ensure library computer work daily. Liaise
  with ICT for repairs or updates.
• 6.4 Communicate repairs and cleanliness needs to
  maintenance as needed. 
• 6.5 Keep active statistics of student population
  library use throughout the day.
• 6.6 Update develop the library firefly page
  regularly.
• 6.7 Stay up to date with Destiny Library Server
  Computer Program.

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