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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
Factors of Engagement: Professional Standards and the Library Science Internship
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Dotson, Kaye B.; Dotson-Blake, Kylie P. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
In today's technological world, school librarians planning to be leaders should be ready to keep up with advances in standards significant to the profession. The professional standards, specifically American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Coaches offer…
Descriptors: Library Science, Internship Programs, Standards, School Libraries
Building Your Personal Learning Network (PLN): 21st-Century School Librarians Seek Self-Regulated Professional Development Online
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Moreillon, Judi – Knowledge Quest, 2016
For school librarians, being part of a "connected" community provides support for getting specific needs met, solving personally relevant and meaningful problems, and developing professional expertise. AASL provides many avenues for members of the profession to learn with and from one another. These include AASL and subgroup electronic…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Professional Development, Communities of Practice
The Impact of an International Professional Organization on School Librarianship in Jamaica.
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Knuth, Rebecca – Third World Libraries, 1996
Analyzes interviews with nine librarians in Jamaica concerning the influence of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Discussed are the IASL's roles in fostering personal and professional growth, in highlighting the importance of the library to the educational process, and in developing school library policy. (PEN)
Descriptors: Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Interviews
School Library Media Specialists and the Clashes of Culture.
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Explores culture clashes experienced by school library media specialists that have influenced the development of the library profession. Highlights include educators and noneducators; different levels of education; varied access to information technology; male versus female; print versus electronic media; intergenerational relations; and present…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Culture Conflict, Futures (of Society), Gender Issues
Professionalism.
Boardman, Edna M.; And Others – Book Report, 1986
Nine articles address the topic of professionalism among school librarians. Highlights include personal initiative and suggestions for growing professionally, a professional involvement profile, career and job options, best-ever workshops, professional growth through travel, from librarian to computer coordinator, illustrated booktalks, the school…
Descriptors: Archives, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians