學科專家館員專業能力的探究與人才培育的規劃：以北美地區圖資教育與訓練為例

學科專家館員是大學圖書館的重要資產，他們同時具備學科領域的專門知識與圖書資訊服務的各項技能。然而適逢北美地區嬰兒潮世代之館員因屆臨退休所造成潛在的人才斷層之際，如何厚植學科專家館員人才為當前首要之議題。本研究以北美地區的大學圖書館和圖資教育為主要研究場域，運用問卷法、內容分析法與焦點訪談法，分析北美地區圖資研究所培育學科專家館員之現況、專業能力的教育需求、個人態度與特質、和學科專家館員工作職缺之資格／條件與職責，以了解學科專家館員應具備的知識、技能、與態度。研究結果能提供圖資教育單位及大學圖書館在規劃學校正規教育課程以及在職訓練時的參考依據。

關鍵字

學科專家館員；專業能力；課程規劃

並列摘要

Subject specialists are important assets in academic and research libraries. They possess not only the specialized knowledge of a particular subject field, but also the skills in library and information services. Looming shortage of qualified subject specialists resulting from the retirement of current professionals, most likely the baby-boomer generation, persuasively suggests that education and training are in urgent need of rethinking. This empirical study was conducted within the context of Library and Information Science education and academic librarianship in North America. Survey, content analysis, and focus group were employed as data collection methods. This study aims to analyze the status of LIS education for subject specialists, education needs and personal attributes of subject specialists, and the qualifications and responsibilities of becoming subject specialists. The goal of the study is to understand the knowledge, skills, and attitude of becoming subject specialists. Results of the study may provide insight into planning of formal curriculum and on-the-job training.

並列關鍵字

Subject specialists ； professional competencies ； curriculum building

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