Body of professional knowledge required for academic librarians in Japan

Nagata, Haruki; Toda, Shin'ichi; Itsumura, Hiroshi; Koyama, Kenji; Saito, Yasunori; Suzuki, Masanori; Takahashi, Noboru

dc.contributor.author	Nagata, Haruki
dc.contributor.author	Toda, Shin'ichi
dc.contributor.author	Itsumura, Hiroshi
dc.contributor.author	Koyama, Kenji
dc.contributor.author	Saito, Yasunori
dc.contributor.author	Suzuki, Masanori
dc.contributor.author	Takahashi, Noboru
dc.contributor.editor	Khoo, C.	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Singh, D.	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Chaudhry, A.S.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-24T00:00:01Z
dc.date.available	2010-06-18T23:41:27Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en_US
dc.date.submitted	2007-05-24	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Body of professional knowledge required for academic librarians in Japan 2006, :316-327	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106139
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the body of professional knowledge for academic librarians by researching library staff in Japanese colleges and universities. The research was undertaken in two ways. Initially 23 focus-group interviews were conducted at eight academic libraries from 2003 to 2005. Secondly a paper survey was carried out in 2004. Both of these targeted the whole body of the library staff, ranging from the chief librarian to junior staff. The authors have identified the knowledge and skills required for todayâ s academic librarians and learning opportunities that they preferred. The body of professional knowledge and skills revealed through the analysis of the outcomes of the research is presented here.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University	en_US
dc.subject	Academic Libraries	en_US
dc.subject.other	academic librarians	en_US
dc.subject.other	competencies	en_US
dc.subject.other	professional knowledge	en_US
dc.subject.other	Japan	en_US
dc.title	Body of professional knowledge required for academic librarians in Japan	en_US
dc.type	Conference Paper	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-14T05:36:15Z
html.description.abstract	This paper explores the body of professional knowledge for academic librarians by researching library staff in Japanese colleges and universities. The research was undertaken in two ways. Initially 23 focus-group interviews were conducted at eight academic libraries from 2003 to 2005. Secondly a paper survey was carried out in 2004. Both of these targeted the whole body of the library staff, ranging from the chief librarian to junior staff. The authors have identified the knowledge and skills required for todayâ s academic librarians and learning opportunities that they preferred. The body of professional knowledge and skills revealed through the analysis of the outcomes of the research is presented here.