Elements of the Expertise Technology Trainers Need to Instruct Academic Library Employees

This ethnographic, baseline study explores elements of expertise that academic employee library trainers should have, including knowing how to learn about technology; how to understand information science; how to learn about trainees and develop effective training approaches; and how to negotiate or...

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Published in:Portal (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2002-10, Vol.2 (4), p.601-625
Main Authors: Hovde, Marjorie Rush, Hovde, David M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Libraries
Competencies
Ethnography
Higher Education
Information Science
Interpersonal skills
Library and information professionals
Library Personnel
Organizational Climate
Surveys
Teaching methods
Technology Uses in Education
Trainers
Training Effectiveness
USA
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Summary:This ethnographic, baseline study explores elements of expertise that academic employee library trainers should have, including knowing how to learn about technology; how to understand information science; how to learn about trainees and develop effective training approaches; and how to negotiate organizational constraints. (Author/LRW)
ISSN:1531-2542
1530-7131
1530-7131
DOI:10.1353/pla.2002.0080