The Electronic Resources Librarian: From Public Service Generalist to Technical Services Specialist

Stachokas, George

doi:10.1080/07317131.2017.1385286

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“…4 Other research seeks to identify desired skills or typical duties for a specialty position, such as electronic resources librarians. 5 Regardless of the goal of the research, job advertisement analyses begin with identifying criteria for applicable positions and collecting announcements from a specified timeframe. With the sharing of job announcements to professional email listservs having become a common practice, the next step is to identify relevant listservs and search available archives.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating Map and Geospatial Academic Library Position Descriptions

Plassche

2022

CRL

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Map librarianship, in the past incorporating duties involving acquisition, cataloging, or curation of physical map and atlas collections, has evolved into a profession often requiring knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) software and data. This study examines descriptions for map and geospatial academic library positions from 2015 to 2020 with a goal of observing trends in requirements and specific duties for these roles. Institutions are recruiting individuals with strong backgrounds in geospatial technologies for some positions. However, a Master of Library and Information Science degree is still preferred for new hires in this field. Graduate library and information science programs can support future academic librarians by incorporating coursework related to geospatial data and traditional map resources into their curricula. Literature Review Job Advertisement Analysis Studies in Library Science LiteratureJob advertisement analyses provide insights into current practices in hiring and can help predict where a profession is headed. Data revealed in such studies can be used to help students identify areas for study and degrees to pursue. Likewise, experienced professionals may review

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confidence: 99%