Core Competencies for Acquisitions Professionals

dc.contributor.author	Education Committee of the Acquisitions Section
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.available	2018-05-22T19:50:33Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11213/9058
dc.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.	en_US
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	ALA ALCTS AS Education Committee	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Association for Library Collections & Technical Services	en_US
dc.subject	competencies, acquisitions, technical services	en_US
dc.title	Core Competencies for Acquisitions Professionals	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US