Title of article :
Evolving academic library specialties
Author/Authors :
Andrew M. Cox1، نويسنده , , Sheila Corrall Professor and Chair2، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages :
17
From page :
1526
To page :
1542
Abstract :
The purpose of this review is to examine the shaping of librarianship in the academic context through the literature of career specialties, with Abbottʹs (1988) system of professions providing an analytic framework. The specialties investigated are systems librarian, electronic resource librarian, digital librarian, institutional repository manager, clinical librarian and informationist, digital curator/research data manager, teaching librarian/information literacy educator, and information and knowledge manager. Piecemeal literature based on job advertisements, surveys, and individual case studies is consolidated to offer a novel perspective on the evolution of the profession. The resilience of the professionʹs core jurisdiction is apparent despite pressures to erode it. Forays into teaching, and more recently into open access and data management, can be understood as responses to such pressure. The attractions but also the risks of embedded roles and overextended claims become apparent when comparing past and prospective specialties.
Keywords :
librarianship
Journal title :
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Serial Year :
2013
Journal title :
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Record number :
994908
Link To Document :
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