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http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2021.32.3.145

A Study on the Job Duties and Competencies of Data Librarians: Using Job Advertisement Analysis in the United States  

Park, Jiin (연세대학교 일반대학원 문헌정보학)
Park, Ji-Hong (연세대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science / v.32, no.3, 2021 , pp. 145-162 More about this Journal
Abstract
To identify key job duties and core competencies of data librarians, this study conducted content analyses of 75 U.S. job advertisements of data librarians and statistical analyses of 105 responses from incumbent data librarians. As a result, the key job duties identified are jobs related to collaboration, workshops, trainings, conferences, data service, research consultation, and research support. Core competencies identified are communication skills, teaching, diversity, inclusion, and equality, data management, and data tool. This study is significant in that it analyzed the key duties and core competencies of the data librarians using the most up-to-date data and opinions collected from incumbent people. It can be a basis for future study such as on job satisfaction, user satisfaction, and perception surveys for data librarians.
Keywords
Data Librarian; Job Advertisement Analysis; Job Duty; Competency; Content Analysis;
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