Emily Casper posted to her blog that all professional librarians should have  basic technical skills in order to be success in the profession. Items on the list include, computer skills such as creating a desktop shortcut,  being able to connect with a wireless network, etc.  David Lee King’s takes it a step further with a list of library 2.0 basic competencies.  Many of these skills are pretty easy to accomplish even for the non-techie.  How many of these skills do you have?

  • write and post to a blog
  • add photos and videos to a blog post
  • embed a widget into blogs and social networking accounts (like Myspace)
  • social network knowledge - basic understanding of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc
  • shoot, upload and edit photos
  • shoot, upload and edit short videos
  • record, edit and upload a podcast
  • use IM in different forms
  • use and explain rss and rss readers to others
  • send and read sms text messages
  • edit an avatar’s appearance
  • basic console gaming skills (multiple formats preferred)