A comparison between needed competencies of academic librarians and LIS curricula in Pakistan

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Emerald Article: A comparison between needed competencies of academic librarians and LIS curricula in Pakistan Khalid Mahmood Article information:To cite this document: Khalid Mahmood, (2003),"A comparison between needed competencies of academic librarians and LIS curricula in Pakistan", The Electronic Library, Vol. 21 Iss: 2 pp. 99 -109 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by University of Calgary For Authors:If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service. Information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comWith over forty years' experience, Emerald Group Publishing is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. In total, Emerald publishes over 275 journals and more than 130 book series, as well as an extensive range of online products and services. Emerald is both COUNTER 3 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractRapidly growing academic libraries are the major consumers of the product of seven LIS schools in Pakistan. The changing environment of academic life demands new competencies in academic librarians. This paper reviews the literature on the competencies needed for academic librarians in the Asia/Pacific region and discusses the changing environment of academic librarianship in Pakistan. It provides a list of competencies needed for entry-level academic librarians, first prepared on the basis of a literature review and, then, validated by 70 chief librarians of universities and postgraduate level colleges from the public and private sector. The validated list of competencies is compared with the curricula of LIS programs. The paper highlights the deficiencies in the curricula and their implementation and recommendations are given to improve the situation.

Technology Management Competencies and Job Satisfaction of Pakistani University Librarians: An Empirical Assessment of Relationship

“…The current level of their technological skills is not enough to handle technological innovations (Mahmood, 2003;Ameen, 2008a). According to Safahieh and Asemi (2010), librarians' technological skills are insufficient to perform effectively.…”

“…Like other organizations, modern university librarianship in Pakistan also demands for competent, satisfied and committed workforce to manage the unhampered flow of information and give effective performance (Ameen, 2008a;2008b;Mahmood, 2002;2003;Ramzan, 2004;Ullah et al 2010). Research established that contemporary technological innovations have drastically changed the fundamental ideologies.…”

“…Research established that contemporary technological innovations have drastically changed the fundamental ideologies. Modern university librarians are required to change their attitude and must utilize technological gadgets (Mahmood, 2003;Ramzan, 2004;Ullah et al 2010). These librarians are expected to manage modern technological challenges as opportunities.…”

Knowledge Management in Academic Library: A need based approach

“…Some of articles on knowledge management dealt with the operation of the technical services. (Turvey and Letarte (2002) 13 argue that" the library world is characterized by fast-paced change, and perhaps no other area as much as field of cataloguing and they tried to define cataloguing as very important aspect of knowledge management in as increasingly digital world.…”

Competencias profesionales de los postgraduados en el Máster de Gestión de la Documentación, Bibliotecas y Archivos desde la perspectiva de empleadores, estudiantes y profesores

“…Diversos investigadores han analizado las competencias que deberían poseer los profesionales de la información y la documentación, mediante la aplicación de entrevistas y encuestas a empleadores (Rehman y otros, 1998;Aina y Moahi, 1999;Mahmood, 2003), a graduados (Buttlar y Mont , 1996 en Estados Unidos; Midleton, 2003 en Australia; Moreiro y otros, 2008 en España), y a profesionales, profesores y estudiantes (Rehman, 2003;Marouf y Rehman, 2007). Por último, diversos autores han llevado a cabo análisis de los anuncios de trabajo para conocer las competencias requeridas por el mercado (Kennan y otros, 2006;Gerolimos y Konsta, 2008;Moreiro y otros, 2009;Artaza, 2011;Oliva Marañón, 2012).…”