Competencias informacionales en el siglo xxi: perspectivas del personal bibliotecario de las universidades de Portoviejo. Caso universidad técnica de Manabí

Abstract

Hyper-technified and constantly changing environments require a constant assessment of the librarian's profile, for whom new informational competencies are required to meet the challenges of the new times. These competencies will be decisive in guaranteeing the quality of library services and satisfying the information needs of a user who has acquired new behaviors in the processes of searching, retrieving, evaluating, using and communicating information. The objective of this research is to show the informational competencies possessed by the library staff of the Technical University of Manabí, located in the city of Portoviejo-Ecuador. The sample consisted of five people because the selected institutions only have this number of professional librarians in their libraries. The methodology used is qualitative-quantitative with a descriptive approach. The data collection instrument was the questionnaire, which was adapted from a profile of information competencies for librarians in Andalusian universities. The results show that the participants evaluate their common professional competencies positively; however, the evaluations are less positive in aspects that require a higher degree of complexity, initiative, knowledge and skills in the management of library services and resources.