Competencies through Community Engagement: Developing the <em>Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians</em>

Authors

  • Bruce J. Evans Baylor University
  • Karen Snow Dominican University
  • Elizabeth Shoemaker
  • Maurine McCourry
  • Allison Yanos
  • Jennifer A. Liss
  • Susan Rathbun-Grubb

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.62n4.188

Keywords:

Cataloging, metadata, cataloging competencies

Abstract

In 2015 the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (ALCTS CaMMS) Competencies for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group (CECCIG) charged a task force to create a core competencies document for catalogers. The process leading to the final document, the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians, involved researching the use of competencies documents, envisioning an accessible final product, and engaging in collaborative writing. Additionally, the task force took certain measures to solicit and incorporate feedback from the cataloging community throughout the entire process. The Competencies document was approved by the ALCTS Board of Directors in January 2017. Task force members who were involved in the final stages of the document’s creation detail their processes and purposes in this paper and provide recommendations for groups approaching similar tasks.

Author Biographies

Bruce J. Evans, Baylor University

Bruce J. Evans (bruceevans@baylor.edu) is Assistant Director for Library Collections Services, Cataloging and Metadata, Baylor University Libraries.

Karen Snow, Dominican University

Karen Snow (ksnow@dorn.edu) is Associate Professor, School oflnformation Studies, Dominican University.

Elizabeth Shoemaker

Elizabeth Shoemaker (elizabeth.shoemaker@demory.edu) is a Rare Book Cataloger, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Maurine McCourry

Maurine McCourry (rnmccomry@hillsdale.edu) is Technical Services Librarian, Hillsdale College, Mossey Library.

Allison Yanos

Allison Yanos (allisonyanos@baylor.edu) is Catalog and Database Maintenance Librarian, Baylor University Libraries.

Jennifer A. Liss

Jennifer A. Liss (jaliss@indiana.edu) is Head, Monographic Image Cataloging, Indiana University Libraries.

Susan Rathbun-Grubb

Susan Rathbun-Grubb (srathbun@mailbox.sc.edu) is Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina.

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Published

2018-10-03

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 4 (2018): October

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