How do early career health sciences information professionals gain competencies?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to describe early career health sciences information professionals' self-reported attainment of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success and to investigate the various methods by which participants developed these competencies.

Methods

A SurveyMonkey survey was designed to ascertain participants' demographic information and their competency attainment. "Early career" health information professionals were defined as those with less than five years of professional experience. Participants were asked to rate each of the seven competencies on a five-point Likert scale regarding their level of agreement with the statement, "I have demonstrated this competency." Participants who respon

SUBMITTER: Myers BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4915639 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature