Towards a Set of Core Competencies for Museum Librarianship
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- February 28, 2019
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Pittle, Shira Y.
- Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
- Abstract
- This paper describes a research study in which a self-administered survey questionnaire was sent to current museum librarians. The study investigated educational backgrounds, opinions of the adequacy of post-graduate education as preparation for practice in museum librarianship, career plans and paths, work practices and job responsibilities for this cohort in order to generate a tentative list of core competencies for the profession, which has no dedicated professional organization and no established list of core competencies or best practices. The study found little to distinguish museum librarianship from other areas of librarianship, finding instead an emphasis on the traditional areas of librarianship such as cataloging and reference, and on professional concerns such as time management and volunteer and staff supervision. The core competencies are therefore extremely tentative, since it is still believed that distinctions do exist; it is recommended that this work be taken up by active professionals.
- Date of publication
- March 2011
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- In Copyright
- Advisor
- Kelly, Diane
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Extent
- 47
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- abb1808a-3405-4d7b-866b-f35807dc08b2
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- Open access
- Date uploaded
- March 6, 2013
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