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Professional Competencies

Competencies (Library) • Competencies (Design)

Library Professional Statements of Competency (Practice Standards)

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). AALL Guidelines for Graduate Programs in Law Librarianship
≫ http://www.aallnet.org/about/graduate_guidelines.asp

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Competencies of Law Librarianship
≫ http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Leadership-Governance/policies/PublicPolicies/competencies.html

American Association of School Librarians (AASL). ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Programs for School Library Media
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aasleducation/schoollibrary/ala-aasl_slms2003.pdf

American Library Association (ALA). Core Competences of Librarianship
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/careers/corecomp/index.cfm

American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). ASIST Educational Guidelines
≫ http://www.asis.org/Board/educational_guidelines.html

Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). ARLIS/NA Core Competencies for Art Information Professionals
≫ http://www.arlisna.org/resources/onlinepubs/corecomps.pdf

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Information Ethics in Library and Information Studies Education
≫http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=58273

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/edcareeers/alsccorecomps/index.cfm

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Competencies for Special Collections Professionals
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/comp4specollect.cfm

Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC). Federal Librarian Competencies
≫ http://www.loc.gov/flicc/publications/Lib_Compt/Lib_Compt_Oct2008.pdf

Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT). Map, GIS and Cataloging / Metadata Librarian Core Competencies
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/publicationsab/MAGERTCoreComp2008.pdf

Medical Library Association (MLA). Platform for Change: The Educational Policy Statement of the Medical Library Association
≫ http://mlanet.org/education/platform/index.html

Music Library Association. Core Competencies and Music Librarians
≫ http://musiclibraryassoc.org/uploadedFiles/Employment_and_Education/Music_Librarianship/Core_Competencies.pdf

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA): Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians
≫ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/resources/guidelines/professional.cfm

Society of American Archivists. Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies
≫ http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/ed_guidelines.asp

Special Libraries Association (SLA). Competencies for Information Professionals
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/comp2003/index.cfm

Visual Resources Association.
≫ http://www.vraweb.org/index.html. See also Core Competencies for Visual Resources Management

WebJunction. (2009). Competency Index for the Library Field.
≫http://www.webjunction.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=67024497&name=DLFE-16500008.pdf

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Young Adults Deserve the Best: Competencies for Librarians Serving Youth
≫ http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/profdev/youngadultsdeserve.cfm.

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Design Professional Competencies (Practice Standards)

American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). ASIST Educational Guidelines
≫ http://www.asis.org/Board/educational_guidelines.html

Information Architecture Institute.(2004). Competency Survey.
≫ http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/research/competency_survey_2004.php

Earl Morrogh. (2002). Information Architecture: An Emerging 21st Century Profession. Prentice Hall.
≫ http://iainstitute.org/documents/learn/education/morroghchapter21.pdf

Jesse James Garrett.(2000). The Elements of User Experience
≫ http://www.jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements.pdf

Usability Professionals Association. (N/A). What Is a Usability Professional
≫ http://www.upassoc.org/usability_resources/about_usability/about_usability_professionals.html

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