Abstract:
The Core Competencies for Acquisitions Professionals document outlines competencies that are needed across the span of an individual’s professional career to perform acquisitions functions. The intended audience for these competencies include students and new practitioners as well as managers and administrators who specialize or manage acquisitions functions in any library setting.
Description:
These competencies were identified through a systematic review of job ads posted for acquisitions-related positions over an 18-month period of contemporary recruitment. Job responsibilities from these position descriptions were analyzed to identify an initial list of skills and competencies and revised according to feedback from acquisitions professionals in the field.
