COMPETENCE AND DIGITAL LITERACY OF LIBRARIANS IN THE DIGITAL SOCIETY

Abstract

Abstract:Technological development has transformed information units, generating a need for new skills for professionals such as librarians. Among these skills, digital literacy stands out, configured as a set of critical, cognitive, and social competencies necessary to act efficiently, effectively, and ethically in digital environments. Based on this, this research aimed to reflect on digital literacy as a contemporary professional competency for librarians. Methodologically, it is carried out through exploratory and bibliographic research, with a qualitative approach, resulting in a narrative literature review. For this purpose, the Information Science Database and the CAPES Periodicals Portal were used. The results describe the concept of digital literacy and, subsequently, its contributions to the librarian's work, considering the expansion of information and communication technologies in the context of libraries. It is concluded that strengthening digital literacy is an indispensable element for librarianship in contemporary times, favoring the innovation of services, the improvement of informational processes, and the expansion of democratic access to knowledge. It also draws attention to the investment in continuing education, so that professionals can keep up with constant technological transformations and respond in a qualified manner to the informational needs of society.