Listserv Discussion on Core Competencies for Law Librarianship
Many professional organizations are examining and promulgating the core
competencies of their respective professions. Core competencies have value
both to the individual librarian and to the larger communities within which
librarians work.
In 1998, the American Association of Law Libraries began drafting CORE
COMPETENCIES FOR LAW LIBRARIANSHIP, based on attitudes expressed in a survey
of members conducted by a statistical profiling group from Southern Illinois
University. The Professional Development Committee has refined the language
of the competencies and is now turning to members for comment. The next
moderated discussion list will be on this topic, led by AALL Past President
Kay Todd (Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, Atlanta) from May 15 through
May 26, 2000.
The AALL Executive Board is eager to hear members' comments about the Draft
COMPETENCIES, and the Professional Development Committee will use the
comments in planning the programming that is delivered to law librarians
through various media and forums.
Register for the CORE COMPETENCIES OF LAW LIBRARIANSHIP discussion on
AALLNET (http://www.aallnet.org/). Click on the Professional Development
link and select the Professional Development Opportunity labeled "Listserv
Discussions." The direct link to the form is
http://www.aallnet.org/prodev/listserv.asp. All subscriber addresses will
be purged when the discussion ends. Postings, however, will be archived on
AALLNET for later reference.
The AALL Professional Development Program provides AALL members and
non-members with readily available, high quality, and timely educational
programs, publications, and services in a variety of formats, using all
available and future technologies in order to enable members to remain
current in the profession of law librarianship and to provide non-members
with comparable educational opportunities in our area of expertise.
The American Association of Law Libraries was founded in 1906 to promote and
enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to
foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the
field of legal information. Today, with over 4,600 members, the Association
represents law librarians and related professionals who are affiliated with
a wide range of institutions: law firms; law schools; corporate legal
departments; courts; and local, state, and federal government agencies. For
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