Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians

Sutton, Sarah; Recorder, Susan Davis

doi:10.1080/0361526x.2011.556025

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“…Job advertisements have also been used to identify core competencies for serial librarians (Sutton & Davis, 2011). Deepthi and Tadasad (2010) found that in addition to traditional LIS professional competencies, there was an increased demand for computer and information technology skills as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

Henricks

Henricks-Lepp

2014

Journal of Library Administration

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

Henricks

Henricks-Lepp

2014

Journal of Library Administration

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“…ERL positions have become a normal feature of academic libraries in North America, and a range of associated responsibilities is becoming standardized. The NASIG professional organization, originally a group of serials librarians but now closely identified with the electronic resources specialization, developed a set of core competencies for ERLs (Sutton, Beh, Black, Chamberlain, Davis, Ginanni, Lamoureux, Mann, Porter, & Resnick, 2013) based on Sutton's analysis of job postings (2011). However, Hartnett's (2014) updated analysis-published not long after the appearance of the NASIG document-indicated that a number of the areas it covers, such as organization of information, bibliographic utilities, hardware, database design and website management, have declined significantly in prominence in job descriptions over recent years.…”

Section: Electronic Resources Management and The Electronic Resource mentioning

confidence: 99%

How to Build a High-Quality Library Collection in a Multi-Format Environment: Centralized Selection at University of Wyoming Libraries

Barstow

Macaulay

Tharp

2016

Journal of Library Administration

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In recent decades, the composition of academic library collections has shifted toward electronic formats, resulting in a more complicated publication landscape to be navigated by selectors. Additionally, the workload of public services librarians has become more weighted toward instruction and research support, putting more pressure on the time of liaison librarians tasked with collection development responsibilities. These shifts have prompted academic institutions, including University of Wyoming Libraries, to consider a restructuring of collection development responsibilities. This article describes the evolution and implementation of a centralized model of selection at UW Libraries.Since the latter half of the twentieth century, the traditional model of collection building in academic libraries has relied largely on the work of multiple subject bibliographers, whose responsibility for selecting materials in specific areas of study has typically been "tacked on" to their primary duties. In recent decades, the composition of academic library collections has shifted toward electronic formats, resulting in a vastly more complicated publication landscape to be navigated by selectors; at the same time, the workload of public services librarians has become more heavily weighted toward instruction and research support, putting considerably more pressure on the time of liaison librarians tasked with collection development duties. This shift has prompted numerous institutions, including University of Wyoming (UW) Libraries, to consider reorganizing collection development responsibilities according to a more centralized model, with the intention of focusing and streamlining the work of selecting library materials as well as better integrating these tasks with ongoing processes of collection management. This article discusses the evolution of thinking about organization of selection work and electronic resources management (ERM) in academic libraries and describes the implementation of a centralized model of selection at the University of Wyoming. Literature ReviewNearly a century ago, Bascom (1922) wrote that selection "…should be accepted as a regular part of the day's work, not considered an added burden to be postponed until necessity forces it into the schedule, to the detriment of other duties" (p. 11). At the time, Bascom was talking about selection as it related to public libraries. In 2015, we're still trying to articulate selection's evolving role in libraries, especially academic libraries. Where centralized selection is 3 concerned, there's a limited amount of scholarly work on the topic as it relates to academic libraries. A good deal of existing scholarship focuses on the ways in which public libraries have put centralized selection to use. For instance, Sullivan (2004) discussed the Phoenix Public Library system's implementation of a centralized model. She noted, "Ultimately, we have found that centralized selection promotes diversity of materials because the selectors have the funds, the perspective, and ...

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“…Additionally, a competency-based approach in LIS education has been discussed and examined in a range of domains. These include identifying competencies through the analysis of job advertisements (e.g., Fisher, 2001;Sutton & Davis, 2011;Winston & Dunkley, 2002), addressing competencies for specific positions or in certain areas (e.g., Nwakanma, 2011;Hazeri, Sarrafzadeh, & Martin, 2007), and exploring to what extent LIS curricula are meeting professionals competencies (e.g., Kules & Mc-Daniel, 2010;Lester & Van Fleet, 2008;Scripps-Hoekstra, Carroll, & Fotis, 2014). Although much discussion has taken place on the topic of competency in workforce development and education, the concept of competency in LIS has centered on what is expected of a professional in the workplace rather than on the learning process.…”

Section: Association Of College and Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Competency-based Curriculum: An Effective Approach to Digital Curation Education

Kim

2015

Journal of Education for Library and Information Science

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Texas conducted a project involving rigorous curriculum development and instructional design to address the goal of building capacity in the Library and Information Sciences curriculum. To prepare information professionals with the competencies needed for digital curation and data management practice, the project developed curriculum using a competency-based approach. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design and implementation of the digital curation curriculum at the University of North Texas. The paper advances theoretical perspectives of competencybased curriculum as steps taken toward innovative curriculum development efforts. Additionally, it contributes to the practice of digital curation education. The set of competencies defined in the paper can serve as a common language among stakeholders to prepare future digital curation professionals. This paper concludes that a competencybased approach is effective, sustainable, and can be customized to address the skill gaps in the rapidly evolving information professions.

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Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians

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Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

Desired Characteristics of Management and Leadership for Public Library Directors as Expressed in Job Advertisements

How to Build a High-Quality Library Collection in a Multi-Format Environment: Centralized Selection at University of Wyoming Libraries

Competency-based Curriculum: An Effective Approach to Digital Curation Education

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