Librarian Research Competencies in Canadian Large Research Libraries

Sørensen, Marianne; DeLong, Kathleen

doi:10.1080/10572317.2016.1176460

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“…The findings of this study suggest that Canadian academic librarians conduct and publish research on an occasional or regular basis. This is unsurprising, as previous studies have documented regular research by academic librarians (Henry and Neville 2004;Hildreth and Aytac 2007;Sorensen and DeLong 2016;Tomaszewski, Poulin, and MacDonald 2013). Findings suggest that librarian research is required either as part of the librarian job description or to obtain promotion or tenure, and that where it is not required it is nevertheless encouraged.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In practice, librarian research is diverse; it may include research in LIS as well as in other fields. Librarian research ranges from practical and applied to theoretical, and it can cover a wide array of topics (Henry and Neville 2004;Hildreth and Aytac 2007;Sorensen and DeLong 2016;Tomaszewski, Poulin, and MacDonald 2013). Librarians regularly publish their research in peer-reviewed journals and present their work at academic conferences (Hildreth and Aytac 2007).…”

Section: Mots-clés : Bibliothécaires • Bibliothécaires En Tant Que Chmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers

Babb

2019

Can. J. Acad. Lib.

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This study examines the perceptions of academic librarian research at six Canadian prairie-province universities. An understanding of how librarian research is viewed and valued at academic institutions can lay the groundwork to improve the state of librarian research in the future. Surveys were sent to librarians and non-librarian faculty in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences at these universities to gather information about how both groups perceive academic librarian research. Thirty librarians and 30 non-librarian faculty responded to the survey. In general, research was viewed as an important and positive aspect of librarianship, though one that was of secondary importance to service. Non-librarian faculty largely lacked awareness about librarian research, and librarians reported being unsupported in their research needs by their institutions. Librarian research collaboration with non-librarian faculty was of high interest to both groups of respondents. The results of this survey highlight the importance of research to academic librarianship while indicating that there is room for further improvement by raising the profile of librarian research outside of the library, fostering collaborative research projects, and providing librarians with the support necessary to engage in research activities.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Mots-clés : Bibliothécaires • Bibliothécaires En Tant Que Chmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers

Babb

2019

Can. J. Acad. Lib.

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“…Preschei (1988) divided all these musts for employability capabilities into four categoriespersonal characteristics, knowledge learned in the institution, knowledge learned during the professional jobs and knowledge learned during a continuing education programme. These competencies have been investigated from different perspectives including technological (Heim, 1986); acquisition (Fisher, 2001); chat reference (Luo, 2007); digital age (Conklin, 2017;Connor, 2018;Johnson et al, 2007;Konieczny, 2017;Saulean, 2018;Shahbazi and Hedayati, 2016;Wilkinson, 2017); data librarian (Semeler et al, 2017); research (Sorensen and DeLong, 2016); interactive relations expert (Huvila et al, 2013); and general competencies of a modern librarian (Santos, 2017). The competencies requirements have also been identified from the perspective of special libraries (Ojala, 1993;Peyvand Robati and Tahavori, 2014;Rehman and Majid, 1997).…”

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What do the business employers want? A sequential mixed methods exploration of information professionals’ competencies

Awan

Ameen²

2020

GKMC

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Purpose The job market of library and information professionals has expanded from academic to industrial, special and business libraries. The unique nature of the organizations, their data and clientele demand a different set of competencies. The purpose of this study is to explore the competencies of information professionals from the perspectives of business employers – a comparatively new job place for the library and information management professionals. Design/Methodology/Approach Exploratory sequential mixed methods approach was used to meet objectives of this study in two phases. In the first phase, qualitative data was extracted from panel discussion. Themes were extracted from this qualitative data. In the second phase, a questionnaire was designed which was based on qualitative themes. The instrument contained the nine-point Likert type scale and was filled by the business and industry human resource managers. The quantitatively gathered data were analysed while using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS version 22. Findings The findings of this study indicate that work coordination, knowledge of intellectual property rights, online searching ability, leadership qualities, trustworthiness and background knowledge of the prospective organizations are the basic competencies required by the business employers. Practical Implications This study will guide the students on which qualities they are required to obtain to qualify for jobs of information professionals in the current employment sector. Additionally, it will provide guidelines to the continuous education programme designers, prompting them to include in their trainings the vital qualities of candidates required by the current job market. Originality Value This is the maiden study that has explored the competencies of library and information management professionals through exploratory sequential mixed methods.

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Beyond Competencies: Naming Librarians' Capacity for Research

Berg

Banks

2016

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Librarian Research Competencies in Canadian Large Research Libraries

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

A Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers

A Survey Exploring the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers

What do the business employers want? A sequential mixed methods exploration of information professionals’ competencies

Beyond Competencies: Naming Librarians' Capacity for Research

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