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Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science

  • P-ISSN1229-2435
  • E-ISSN2799-4767
  • KCI

A Study on the Job Duties and Competencies of Data Librarians: Using Job Advertisement Analysis in the United States

Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science / Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, (P)1229-2435; (E)2799-4767
2021, v.32 no.3, pp.145-162
https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2021.32.3.145
Jiin Park
Ji-Hong Park

Abstract

To identify key job duties and core competencies of data librarians, this study conducted content analyses of 75 U.S. job advertisements of data librarians and statistical analyses of 105 responses from incumbent data librarians. As a result, the key job duties identified are jobs related to collaboration, workshops, trainings, conferences, data service, research consultation, and research support. Core competencies identified are communication skills, teaching, diversity, inclusion, and equality, data management, and data tool. This study is significant in that it analyzed the key duties and core competencies of the data librarians using the most up-to-date data and opinions collected from incumbent people. It can be a basis for future study such as on job satisfaction, user satisfaction, and perception surveys for data librarians.

keywords
데이터사서, 구인광고 분석, 직무, 역량, 내용분석, Data Librarian, Job Advertisement Analysis, Job Duty, Competency, Content Analysis
Received
2021-08-16
Revised
2021-08-17
Accepted
2021-08-28
Published
2021-09-30

Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science