Underrated or overstated? The need for technological competencies in scholarly communication librarianship

Read, Alice; Cox, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102155

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“…, for example, imply that technical skills are the contrast to soft skills. Read and Cox (2020) and Saunders (2015) perceive hard skills to consist of technical competencies, such as those associated with repository management and metadata creation, whilst soft skills are typically associated with advisory support (Cox et al, 2019). Both are important in the delivery of RDM services.…”

Section: Developing Librarians' Skills and Competencies For Rdmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More specifically, Brochu and Burns (2019) suggest that training in data science can remedy any lack of confidence or self-efficacy in this area. Read and Cox (2020) suggest that a proactive approach to the rapid technological changes is needed to complement the softer skills of librarians in the delivery of Scholarly Communicationrelated services such as RDM. However, Cannon (2017) warns that the low levels of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in LIS may undermine the credibility of the profession, which may, in turn, impact on its competence and contribution in RDM.…”

Section: Developing Librarians' Skills and Competencies For Rdmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, Cannon (2017) warns that the low levels of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in LIS may undermine the credibility of the profession, which may, in turn, impact on its competence and contribution in RDM. Similarly, professional librarians opinions agree that there is a scarcity of training opportunities in matters related to research data and associated competencies (Read & Cox, 2020). RDM programs in iSchools and continuing education for professionals could be beneficial (Cox et al, 2017).…”

Section: Developing Librarians' Skills and Competencies For Rdmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research Data Management (RDM) and the Evolving Identity of Academic Libraries and Librarians: A Literature Review

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Rowley

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2021

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Academic libraries and their staff are increasingly involved in the Research Data Management (RDM) practices and processes in their universities. This article explores the impact that such initiatives have on the image and identity of academic libraries. This paper proposes that involvement in and leadership of RDM university practices has the potential to re-shape the library's role, image, and identity within the university, and going forward, to contribute to the library's continuing relevance to research communities. It also points to the need to develop librarians' skills and competencies in RDM, and reflects on the dynamics associated with collaboration and competition in RDM. The article concludes with an agenda for future research.

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Research Data Management (RDM) and the Evolving Identity of Academic Libraries and Librarians: A Literature Review

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Rowley

Walton

2021

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Section: Data Services Librariansmentioning

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“…In particular, DSLs are becoming increasingly responsible for leading RDM efforts at academic institutions (Rice & Southall 2016;Koltay 2019). Read and Cox (2020) investigated the technical competencies of academic librarians supporting scholarly communication. Through semi-structured interviews, the researchers determined that, "participants belonging to larger SC [scholarly communication] units were more likely to be specialized -that is, to have a role with fewer and more specific responsibilities, such as a focus on the IR [institutional repository] or RDM" for specific disciplines (Read & Cox 2020, p. 7).…”

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Potential Roles for Science Librarians in Research Data Management: A Gap Analysis

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Collier

Orehek

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As many sciences move to be more data-intensive, some science librarians are offering more research data services and perform research data management roles. Job analyses provide insight and context to the tasks employees actually do versus what their job descriptions depict or employers assume. Two separate job analyses studies investigated the roles and responsibilities of data services librarians and research integrity officers among the top 10 private and top 10 public higher education institutions. The focus of these interviews was research data management support roles. Comparing these two groups’ responses indicates that the role-based responsibilities for research data services are not always clear within institutions and are predominantly placed on individual researchers or research teams, but science librarians may provide some solutions to address this gap. This paper presents a model for the potential roles of science librarians in research data management.

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How artificial intelligence might change academic library work: Applying the competencies literature and the theory of the professions

Cox

2022

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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The probable impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on work, including professional work, is contested, but it is unlikely to leave them untouched. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to consider the likelihood of the adoption of different approaches to AI in academic libraries. As theoretical lenses to guide the analysis the paper draws on both the library and information science (LIS) literature on librarians' competencies and the notions of jurisdiction and hybrid logics drawn from the sociological theory of the professions. The paper starts by outlining these theories and then reviews the nature of AI and the range of its potential uses in academic libraries. The main focus of the paper is on the application of AI to knowledge discovery. Eleven different potential approaches libraries might adopt to such AI applications are analyzed and their likelihood evaluated. Then it is considered how a range of internal and external factors might influence the adoption of AI. In addition to reflecting on the possible impact of AI on librarianship the paper contributes to understanding how to synthesize the competencies literature with the theory of the profession and presents a new understanding of librarians as hybrid.

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Underrated or overstated? The need for technological competencies in scholarly communication librarianship

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Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Research Data Management (RDM) and the Evolving Identity of Academic Libraries and Librarians: A Literature Review

Research Data Management (RDM) and the Evolving Identity of Academic Libraries and Librarians: A Literature Review

Potential Roles for Science Librarians in Research Data Management: A Gap Analysis

How artificial intelligence might change academic library work: Applying the competencies literature and the theory of the professions

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