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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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contact ARLIS/NA Headquarters.


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