Youth to youth : paraprofessional in NTU Libraries (Singapore)

• Main Authors: Somasundram, V., Nurashikin Mohamed Jasni
• Other Authors: ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Conference (2011 : Perth)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::General::Careers and profession; DRNTU::Library and information science::General::Education
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93765; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7454
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper aims to look at the paraprofessionals in NTU Libraries and the various responsibilities that the paraprofessionals take on. They bring with them various technical skills to support the professional librarians. These paraprofessionals – where some of them belong to the younger generation -...