Competences for future library professionals of academic libraries in Malaysia

Abstract

Defines and validates competences for entry‐level professionals of academic libraries in Malaysia keeping in view the needs of the next five years. Top and middle managers of all the university libraries and two other academic libraries participated in the study. A scale of perceived importance of each competence was used for validation of competences organized in the six areas of foundation, cataloguing, circulation, information services, collection development, and serial control. A distinct emphasis is noted for contextual, managerial, technological and service competences. The validated competences can be used for the evaluation and revision of the curricula of formal education programmes.

Citation

ur Rehman, S., Majid, S. and Bakeri Abu Baker, A. (1997), "Competences for future library professionals of academic libraries in Malaysia", Library Review, Vol. 46 No. 6, pp. 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539710178380