This toolkit originates from the Health Sciences Information Consortium and is in the process of being adapted and updated by the CHLA/ABSC Standards Standing Committee.
Competent staff is a key input to any program or service. When new staff are hired, competencies must be identified that are required for the activities and outputs of the position. For current staff, competencies must be evaluated and monitored. Opportunities for professional development, both formal and informal must be provided.
Defining and making others aware of our core competencies helps us to promote our skills and the value we offer our organizations. Incorporate core competencies when writing job descriptions or hiring, and include them when monitoring and planning for professional development. Exploit those competencies that staff have demonstrated – it could lead to new services, new products, or new ventures.
Resources
- Professional Competencies (MLA)
- AHIP (Academy of Health Information Professionals)
- Compétences fondamentales des bibliothécaires de l’ABRC
- Linking Research to Practice: The Rise of Evidence-Based Health Sciences Librarianship
- Competencies for Information Professionals (Librarianship.ca)
- Extending medical librarians’ competencies to enhance collection organisation
- Quelles compétences pour les bibliothécaires ?
- The Medical Library Association Data Services Competency
- Emerging roles of health information professionals for library and information science curriculum development
- A core competency model for clinical informationists