Dear ARLIS:
It is my pleasure to announce the publication of a new ARLIS/NA
Occasional Paper. Core Competencies and Core Curricula for the Art
Library and Visual Resources Professions is number 15 in the
Occasional Paper Series and promises to be an excellent and vital
addition to both the series and to the literature of library
research. This title is an invaluable tool that guides art librarians
and visual resource professionals through the issues and challenges
of creating competency standards and allied curricula. Full details
about this excellent publication and how to order it are included in
the press release that follows:
NEW! Core Competencies and Core Curricula for the Art Library and
Visual Resources Professions
The latest in the ARLIS/NA Occasional Paper series (No. 15)
introduces a new perspective to the competency literature. Core
Competencies and Core Curricula for the Art Library and Visual
Resources Professions includes competency guidelines, bibliographies,
curriculum outlines and course materials, as well as papers on
management and competencies related to the visual resources
profession. This publication helps define the competencies that
assist art librarians and visual resources curators in leading
successful careers. If you are considering a career in art
information, this book can help you better understand what skills and
types of knowledge are generally acquired as an art librarian or
visual resources curator. If you develop curricula for courses in
humanities reference, art librarianship, museum librarianship, or
digital libraries, the course materials included can help you develop
new outlines or revise old ones. Core Competencies and Core
Curricula for the Art Library and Visual Resources Professions
includes approved competency standards, helpful information for any
library organization beginning to create competency standards, and
examples how individuals and organizations may put competency
standards to use.
Part one includes the ARLIS/NA core competency guidelines for art
information professionals that was approved by the ARLIS/NA Executive
Board in June of 2005. This section also contains an annotated
bibliography on competency standards as well as papers based on
presentations given at the 2004 ARLIS/NA conference in New
York. Topics include competencies for visual resources management
and the use of competency models in library management.
Part two will be of particular interest to faculty and administrators
of library and information science programs who are responsible for
any curricula focusing on arts and humanities librarianship, museum
librarianship, or digital libraries. This section is comprised
entirely of curriculum materials and course descriptions representing
five exemplary graduate courses taught in library and information
science programs in the United States, specifically covering art and
design librarianship, museum librarianship, and visual resources
management. (2006) 140 pages. Spiral bound. $40.00. ISBN 0-942740-21-1
Authors: Heather Ball, Bella Karr Gerlich, Tula Giannini, Paul
Glassman, B. J. Irvine, Amy Lucker, Joan Stahl, Mary Wassermann
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Kraig Binkowski
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