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The abstract in the conference brochure promised that the workshop would explore the attitudes toward die resistance to, and the benefits of, risktaking, and why risktaking is imperative to individuals and work groups. Risktaking was seen as imperative at a time when librarianship and libraries are threatened by maintaining the status quo. Attendees were asked to participate in risktaking exercises and discussions in a confidential (safe) environment. At the end of the session each person was asked to develop a Risk Action Plan in the context of a greater understanding of the potential for productive risktaking and the benefits of risktaking for themselves and their workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author discusses the effect of continuous change and technological advances in the information industry on the role of librarians. Not only are new competencies required, but also new ways of thinking and behaving. Some of these challenge long-held philosophies about librarianship and access to information. A review of services at the University of British Columbia (UBC) brought many of these issues to the front. Librarians seem to react to this challenge to traditional values and attitudes in predictable ways. This is explained in the context of John Enright's ideas on "change and resilience." Lists of future roles, competencies, and strategies derived from the literature and from electronic discussion groups are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Discusses the effects of continuous change and technological advances in the information industry on the role of librarians. Practical steps to overcoming barriers; Skill sets for the future; New ways of working.

Presents a workshop on risktaking for library pioneers. Exploration of the attitudes toward the resistance to, and the benefits of, risktaking; Why risktaking is imperative to individuals and workshops; Definition of risktaking; Importance of risktaking in libraries; Conditions that are important during risktaking.