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Listen to Librarians: Highlighted Core Competencies for Librarianship from the Perspectives of Working Librarians
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Hu, Yuerong; Ocepek, Melissa G.; Downie, John Stephen; Barker, Lecia – College & Research Libraries, 2022
Librarianship is constantly confronted with unexpected and quickly evolving sociotechnical challenges, yet the documents that define the core professional competencies for librarians are infrequently updated. Based upon survey responses collected from 383 working librarians located in the United States, we describe a set of gaps between current…
Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Competence, Library Science, Library Education
How Implementation of Bibliometric Practice Affects the Role of Academic Libraries
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Åström, Fredrik; Hansson, Joacim – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2013
This article discusses potential consequences of implementing bibliometrics as an institutionalized practice in academic libraries. Results are reported from a survey among libraries in Sweden with organized bibliometric activities. Incorporating bibliometric activities is one way of redefining and widening the role of the library. Implementation…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Academic Libraries, Surveys, Library Services
1985 to 1995: The Next Decade in Academic Librarianship, Part II.
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Veaner, Allen B. – College and Research Libraries, 1985
Based on vision of reduced mechanical and production concerns for academic librarians within next decade, this article describes required skills, knowledge, attitudes, and abilities in areas of intellect and human relations; suggests revised educational requirements for academic librarians. Eighteen recommendations and 43 references appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication Skills, Competence, Futures (of Society)
A Symposium: The Library Professional: An Improved Model. If Library Schools Provide It, Will Libraries Use It or Abuse It?
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Marchant, Maurice P.; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1984
Marchant's essay and reactions to it by five library educators and librarians discuss the pros and cons of extending the MLS (Master of Library Science) program in response to requests by directors of university libraries for increased instruction in evaluation, decision-making, administration, and automation, without reduction in traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Graduate Study, Job Analysis
Advertised Demand for Educational, Professional and Interpersonal Competencies in Academic Library Positions.
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Love, Elise B. – 1997
This study evaluates demand for specific competency categories in the 1996 United States academic library job market. Its purpose is to identify frequencies of requested qualifications and of job openings by United States region, to inform students and administrators of Masters of Library Science (MLS) Programs of current competency requirements…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential
Collaborative Training in Statistical and Data Library Services: Lessons from the Canadian Data Liberation Initiative
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Humphrey, Charles – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2005
New technology and knowledge push organizations to upgrade and improve the skills of their staff. Paying for professional development programming is a common way of providing continuing education. This article describes a collaborative training program introduced to develop baseline competencies in Canadian academic libraries to support data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Staff Development