Essential Skills for Corporate and Special Librarians |
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| Authors: | Rebecca Davis |
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| Institution: | Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston, MA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Library science programs must be responsive to the wide variety of workplace needs to ensure that graduating students are prepared with appropriate knowledge and skills regardless of where their career path brings them, and to do so they must understand the various needs and expectations of the field. Through a nationwide study of over 2,000 current professionals and LIS faculty, this study examines the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified as core for special and corporate librarians. The results help establish a baseline of skills for corporate and special librarians, which will be of interest to current and emerging professionals interested in a career in these settings and could have implications for LIS education. |
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| Keywords: | Special libraries corporate libraries skills and qualifications LIS careers LIS education |
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