Competency Based Curriculum Development of Subject Specialist Librarians

Abstract

Aims of subject specialist librarian's education is an improvement of their professionalism which could reinforce librarians' ability to achieve their speciality. The curriculum should be competency based one which could gain knowledge and skills to accomplish subject librarian services. The study aims to suggest competency based curriculum that is needed for specialist librarian's work. The study proposes six educational courses and fifteen subjects. Six courses are as followings: resource development, information services, library marketing, user education, subject research, and library administration.

Design of Object-based Information System Prototype

“…Studies on subject librarian or subject specialist services are also being performed in various aspects such as operation plan of subject librarian (Chung, 2009), study on how to introduce and how to upbring and educate (Chung, 2007;Ahn et al, 2009;Noh, 2009). Subject librarian or subject specialist services can provide user-tailored information.…”