...Mohammad Nazim; Bhaskar Mukherjee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and validate the competencies perceived to be essential for library and information science (LIS) professionals keeping in view the needs of knowledge management (KM) applications in Indian academic libraries...

... their management skills on the job and 66 per cent in management development through their institutions. All interviewees said their academic courses, though relevant, were insufficient. They gave recommendations of which competencies were needed in curricula for information professionals. Originality/value...

... Series, 93 Librarians Competences Education Information services Continuing development This book is for those who need to appreciate the fundamental issues associated with translating perceptions of desirable competencies for the information professional into relevant academic models...

...Hilary Fellows Gareth   Roberts . Recruitment and Selection: A Competency Approach . London : Institute of Personnel and Development   1997 . x + 254 pp , ISBN: 0 85292 707 X   18.95 Developing Practice series selection Recruitment Competences...

...Sajjad ur Rehman; Shaheen Majid; Ahamd Bakeri Abu Baker Defines and validates competences for entry‐level professionals of academic libraries in Malaysia keeping in view the needs of the next five years. Top and middle managers of all the university libraries and two other academic libraries...

... are to avoid being displaced by a variety of contenders[ 1 ]. Academic libraries Competences Higher education Librarians Skills Universities © MCB UP Limited 1996 1. publishing journal articles, books, chapters, etc.; 2. editorships; 3. presenting papers at, or organizing...