Affiliations: [a] Department of Library and Information Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan | [b] Accounting Research Institute, MARA University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia | [c] Faculty of Information Management, MARA University of Technology, Malaysia
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Corresponding author: Asad Khan, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. E-mail:[email protected]
Abstract: Like other disciplines, organizational and technological innovations have
influenced the standard philosophies of librarianship. These innovations
have changed the basics of information retrieval and delivery in libraries.
As a result, library authorities are demanding competency-based job
performance. Nonetheless, there is a scarcity of research on the association
between skills (current and needed) and job performance (job satisfaction
and organizational commitment). Further, there is a dearth of research on
the difference in skills of librarians. This research paper proposes a
conceptual framework composed of two major parts. Part one denotes empirical
analysis of the relationship of current competencies with JP aggregated as
JS and OC. This relationship section may signify librarians' perception of
task performance; part two examines the difference between the current and
needed competencies. These different sections explore the levels of deficit
and surplus in competencies and job `best fit'. The findings of this
conceptual framework may be significant for the implementation of a
competency-based management system, in updating LIS curriculums, for
designing librarians' training programs and for LIS professionals as a whole
to perform more efficiently. Researchers from diverse settings can utilize
the proposed model.
Keywords: University libraries, librarians, competencies, job performance, current competencies, needed competencies, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, Pakistan
