00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217611273601 Buklod 20230214005617.0 m o j ta 140519s xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00217904870 DLS eng LG 993.5 2014 L4 C47 Cerdeno, Chris Gianni C. author. An explorative study on I.T. and systems librarianship focusing on competencies, tasks, and responsibilities in the library setting Chris Gianni C. Cerdeno ; Dan Anthony D. Dorado, adviser. Quezon City : School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman 2014. x, 51 leaves illustraions Vita. Thesis (Bachelor of Library and Information Science)--University of the Philippines Diliman April 2014. Since libraries are increasingly becoming more and more dependent on information systems and technologies in terms of their collection and services, a closer analysis on the position which caters to these aspects of library life have to be developed to incorporate IT and systems librarianship and pave the way for its establishment. In line with this, this study focused on the perceptions various experts and practitioners in the field regarding the profession. Libraries were contacted to determine if there was/were a person/s fitting the description of an IT and systems librarian. They, and if applicable, their administrators, were the respondents of the survey and were asked questions regarding the various aspects of IT and systems librarianship according to their practical experience and/or expertise. Among those examined were its origins and evolution, its role in the library, its tasks performed and responsibilities held, its necessity in the Philippine library, its benefits and disadvantages, its core competencies and the supplementary skills that go along with it, possible measures of productivity; and lastly its future, and the possibilities and potential that it has. Systems librarians. Librarians Information technology Philippines. Dorado, Dan Anthony D. adviser. Thesis FI UP UPD DLS LG 993.5 2014 L4 C47 Thesis