Library and Information Science

Library and Information Science ISSN: 2435-8495
三田図書館・情報学会 Mita Society for Library and Information Science
〒108‒8345 東京都港区三田2‒15‒45 慶應義塾大学文学部図書館・情報学専攻内 c/o Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
https://mslis.jp/ E-mail:mita-slis@ml.keio.jp
Library and Information Science 15: 85-95 (1977)
doi:10.46895/lis.15.85

原著論文Original Article

大学図書館における主題専門図書館員The subject specialists in university libraries

発行日:1978年3月10日Published: March 10, 1978
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The subject specialist, who has highly specialized knowledge in a particular subject field as well as librarianship, is now accepted as an emerging type of library staff in American and British university libraries. Working in a field of knowledge, the subject specialist concerns himself with a wide range of library tasks, such as book selection, cataloging, advanced reference service, etc.

Book selection has been mainly the responsibility of the faculty, but specialized knowledge together with bibliographic skills quite often enables the subject specialist to select material as well as or even better than the faculty.

The subject specialist can provide more specialized in-depth service to readers than the generalist-librarian. He is expected to participate in research activities and eventually to become an integral part of academic community.

The subject specialist may be in a positive situation to demonstrate the status value of academic librarians. However, if we put too much emphasis on subject ability, it would disregard the librarian's proper functions and knowledge. The librarian is essentially a generalist; he is neither a researcher nor a research assistant.

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