As the “NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians” makes clear, the responsibilities associated with scholarly communication work in libraries are so “broad and amorphous” that the “full suite of competencies is beyond the reach of even the most accomplished librarian.” It is, therefore, increasingly important for all academic librarians to have not just a theoretical understanding of scholarly communication topics, but also the ability to actively engage in and manage related projects. The question then is how are master of library and information science (MLIS) programs preparing aspiring academic librarians for these roles?
The lack of consistent training for scholarly authors, peer reviewers, and editors is a problem across disciplines, but it is one that affects academic librarians in a unique variety of ways. Like instructional faculty, academic librarians are generally required to engage in scholarly activity, but they are also increasingly in the position of providing guidance on and advocating for emerging trends in scholarly communication. This presentation will describe how the creation of a student-run journal and an associated scholarly communication course in Western University’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) are helping to meet this need.
L'absence d'une formation cohérente pour les auteurs, les évaluateurs et les éditeurs des communications savantes, est un problème dans toutes les disciplines de recherche, mais aussi un problème qui affecte les bibliothécaires universitaires de différentes manières. À l'instar des professeurs, les bibliothécaires universitaires sont généralement tenus de s'engager dans des activités savantes, mais ils se retrouvent aussi de plus en plus dans une position où ils doivent guider les chercheurs et leur fournir des conseils sur les tendances émergentes de la communication savante. Cette présentation décrira comment la création d'une revue dirigée par des étudiants et qu'un cours sur la communication savante dans la faculté d'information et des études des médias de la Western University peuvent contribuer à répondre à ces besoins.
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