Definition of cybrarian in US English:
cybrarian
noun ˌsīˈbrerēənˌsaɪˈbrɛriənˌsaɪˈbrɛriən
A librarian or researcher who uses the Internet as an information resource.
Example sentencesExamples
- Today's librarians are more commonly known as cybrarians, content managers, information specialists, and knowledge engineers.
- She is an exceptional role model for librarians who are evolving into cybrarians.
- Work done by students and professionals must be guided by cybrarians attuned to the problems inherent in images or videos.
- Essentially these cybrarians create subject-oriented guides of web sites for use by the internet community.
- Two professional fields exist now, even though they are not yet ratified officially: cybrarians, who deal, to various extents with digital libraries, and librarians, who work in traditional libraries.
- Asking questions, sharing ideas, and generally mingling with other cybrarians will keep you buoyant.
Origin
1990s: blend of cyber- and librarian.
Definition of cybrarian in US English:
cybrarian
nounˌsīˈbrerēənˌsaɪˈbrɛriən
A librarian or researcher who uses the Internet as an information resource.
Example sentencesExamples
- Essentially these cybrarians create subject-oriented guides of web sites for use by the internet community.
- Two professional fields exist now, even though they are not yet ratified officially: cybrarians, who deal, to various extents with digital libraries, and librarians, who work in traditional libraries.
- Today's librarians are more commonly known as cybrarians, content managers, information specialists, and knowledge engineers.
- Work done by students and professionals must be guided by cybrarians attuned to the problems inherent in images or videos.
- Asking questions, sharing ideas, and generally mingling with other cybrarians will keep you buoyant.
- She is an exceptional role model for librarians who are evolving into cybrarians.
Origin
1990s: blend of cyber- and librarian.