Essential Skill and Competency Needs For Employment and Marketability by Library and Information Science Professionals in The 21st Century

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dc.contributor.authorUrhefe- Okotie, E.A
dc.contributor.authorOdiachi, R.A
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-10T12:29:25Z
dc.date.available2024-09-10T12:29:25Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractThe article highlights the skills and competencies needed by LIS professionals in effective marketing for job placement. Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have its positive effect on the library landscape. It has transformed the LIS profession bringing in new tools, for accessing, processing and disseminating information and the adoption of new technologies in the discharge of their duties. The need for the development and acquisition of requisite skills and competency abilities, that enables an individual to act effectively in a job is discussed. The concepts of competence and skill were also explained. The paper outlines and discusses the professional skills and technological competencies necessary for LIS professionals and considers how these are acquired and developed to survive in an ever-changing technological environment and to meet the future challenges in the 21st century. The need for stakeholders to revisit the curriculum for uniformity and conformity to current needs for job marketability was also discussed, and based on the literature reviewed, recommendations was made.
dc.identifier.citationUrhefe- Okotie, E.A., & Odiachi, R.A. (2023). Essential Skill and Competency Needs For Employment and Marketability by Library and Information Science Professionals in The 21st Century. Global Review of Library and Information Science, 19, 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn3428-0009
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.fupre.edu.ng/handle/123456789/108
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGlobal Review of Library and Information Science
dc.titleEssential Skill and Competency Needs For Employment and Marketability by Library and Information Science Professionals in The 21st Century
dc.typeArticle
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