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I don't know if competency standards exist via CAA. I think not. I have
always thought they should exist. I am willing to work with an ARLIS
group to create such standards via ARLIS, VRA and CAA. I firmly believe
that if such standards existed in CAA, it would give us art librarians
more clout with the faculty, curators and library administrators. Let's
continue this important discussion! Ray Anne
Ray Anne Lockard
Head, Frick Fine Arts Library
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Voice: 412-648-2410
Fax: 412-648-7568
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A book should be a ball of light in one's hands.
Ezra Pound
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Lee Sorensen wrote:
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> Colleagues:
>
> The American Chemical Society, Committee on Professional Training, has
> defined what every practicing chemist needs to know to be able to use
> chemical literature effectively. This has allowed Duke University's
> Chemistry librarian (among others, I assume) to issue an information
> retrieval skills checklist based on the standards of the professional
> society. It's a wonderful one-page outline tied her library's electronic
> and printed sources.
>
> I wonder if the same exists, or should exist, in art history. Does CAA (or
> other professional AH organizations) have a literature competency standard?
> Is this something that our CAA liaison should approach them on? Could we
> (as art librarians) then build on this for our own instruction and
> professional development?
>
> Comments to the list or myself would be appreciated.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> Lee R. Sorensen
> Art Librarian
> Box 90727
> Lilly Library, Duke University
> Durham, NC 27708-0727
>
> Phone: 919/660-5994 Fax: 919/660-5999
> www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/artlibry.htm
>
> "Light, Sweet, Crude" - NYSE category of oil
>
