MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS AT
Date
2011-06-24
Authors
Willis, Carole Anne
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Abstract
Librarians do not generally regard themselves as mangers even though their actual job
content negates this claim. In a survey study conducted on a group of middle
management librarians at the University of the Witwatersrand, to discover which of
the thirty selected generic and LIS specific management skills were required by the
group in their daily work, it was concluded that the majority of the group felt that their
jobs required them to perform most of the thirty skills presented.
The group were further asked to comment on their level of confidence in applying
these skills in order to gauge the usefulness of any training received at LIS
professional qualification level. The group were then asked to express opinion on the
value of further training and even when the levels of ability indicated a high level of
confidence in many of the management competencies, most of the candidates
indicated that further training would help them to improve their job performance
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MM - P&DM
Keywords
Librarians, Management competencies