当前位置: X-MOL 学术Library Management › 论文详情
Our official English website, www.x-mol.net, welcomes your feedback! (Note: you will need to create a separate account there.)
Key skills and competencies of LIS professionals in the digital library environment: a content analysis of job advertisements
Library Management Pub Date : 2021-11-10 , DOI: 10.1108/lm-03-2021-0030
Akhilesh K.S. Yadav 1
Affiliation  

Purpose

The main purpose of this research study is to identify the essential skills and competencies sought by prospective employers for library and information science (LIS) positions in India. The research study aims to find out various designated positions in job advertisements.

Design/methodology/approach

The data were collected from a major weekly job journal “Employment News” in India over five years from 2016 to 2020. The Employment News provides the latest job vacancies of central/state governments, public sector undertakings and autonomous bodies in India. Each issue of Employment News was carefully scanned and searched for job advertisements in the field of LIS. The researcher analyzed various posts on permanent, deputation and short-term contracts to gain insights into the job’s skills.

Findings

The findings highlight that public sector academic and school libraries are the top employers of LIS professionals. One of the most frequent demands of employers is profession-related work experience. Results show that employers place the strongest emphasis on library administration, computer knowledge, technical skills, managerial skills and soft skills. Library management, library supervision and procurement of journals and books are the primary job responsibilities for top-level positions.

Research limitations/implications

The weekly job journal, Employment News, is the largest source of LIS jobs in publicly funded organizations and institutions in India. It does not cover private educational institutes, industries and corporates. Job-related data were collected solely from this journal for the duration of 2016–2020. Therefore, this research study does not fully represent the LIS job market with regard to private educational institutes and corporate organizations.

Practical implications

The research findings can help LIS professionals prepare themselves according to market needs and demands. The LIS school should integrate these required skills and competencies into the course curriculum for preparing professionals in the digital age.

Originality/value

The results are benchmarked to guide and evaluate LIS course curricula in India. LIS schools may emphasize soft skills in future curriculum design, which employers frequently seek.



中文翻译:

数字图书馆环境中 LIS 专业人员的关键技能和能力:招聘广告的内容分析

目的

本研究的主要目的是确定潜在雇主为印度图书馆和信息科学 (LIS) 职位寻求的基本技能和能力。该研究旨在找出招聘广告中的各种指定职位。

设计/方法/方法

这些数据是从 2016 年至 2020 年的五年间从印度主要的每周工作期刊“就业新闻”收集的。就业新闻提供了印度中央/邦政府、公共部门企业和自治机构的最新职位空缺。每一期就业新闻都经过仔细扫描和搜索LIS领域的招聘广告。研究人员分析了有关长期、代理和短期合同的各种职位,以深入了解工作技能。

发现

调查结果强调,公共部门的学术和学校图书馆是 LIS 专业人员的主要雇主。雇主最常见的要求之一是与专业相关的工作经验。结果表明,雇主最重视图书馆管理、计算机知识、技术技能、管理技能和软技能。图书馆管理、图书馆监督和期刊图书采购是高层岗位的主要工作职责。

研究限制/影响

每周工作期刊《就业新闻》是印度公共资助组织和机构中 LIS 工作的最大来源。它不包括私立教育机构、行业和企业。2016-2020 年期间与工作相关的数据仅从该期刊收集。因此,本研究并不能完全代表 LIS 就业市场的私立教育机构和企业组织。

实际影响

研究结果可以帮助LIS专业人士根据市场需要和需求做好准备。LIS 学校应将这些所需的技能和能力整合到课程中,为数字时代的专业人士做好准备。

原创性/价值

结果作为基准来指导和评估印度的 LIS 课程。LIS 学校可能会在雇主经常寻求的未来课程设计中强调软技能。

更新日期:2021-11-10
down
wechat
bug