NASIG Core Competencies for Scholarly Communication Librarians

Assessing Core Competencies in Clinical Communication

THEME DAY I Assessing Core Competencies in Clinical Communication Julie Schirmer, LCSW, Steven Barnett, MD, M. Kim Marvel, PhD, Deborah Seymour, PsyD, Larry Mauksch, MEd What are the best practices for assessing competency in medical communication? In July 2002, residency review committees will expect residency programs to document assessment efforts of general competencies as outlined by the A...

Protocols for Scholarly Communication

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has operated an institutional preprint repository for more than 10 years. The repository contains over 850,000 records of which more than 450,000 are full-text OA preprints, mostly in the field of particle physics, and it is integrated with the library’s holdings of books, conference proceedings, journals and other grey literature. In order ...

Competencies needed for future academic librarians in Pakistan

The changing environment of academic libraries in Pakistan demands new competencies for future academic librarians. This study defines and validates competencies for entry-level professionals keeping in view the needs of the next five years. Top-level library managers of selected universities and postgraduate level colleges participated in the study. A scale of perceived importance of each comp...

Beyond Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Scholarly Communication Practices of Academic Librarians and Archivists at ARL Institutions

Librarians and archivists are intimately involved in scholarly communication systems, both as information providers and instructors. However, very little is known regarding their activities as scholars. This study seeks to examine the scholarly communication practices of librarians and archivists, the role that tenure plays in scholarly communication practices, and the degree to which instituti...

Core Competencies for Clinical Supervisors