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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