Competency statements

Bachelors

Masters

Mean ± SD

Rank

Mean ± SD

Rank

Knowledge and application of cataloguing rules,

standards for bibliographic formats, data

conversion and copy cataloguing

3.91 ± 0.88

7

3.71 ± 0.81

8

Knowledge of copyright, licensing, privacy

and intellectual property rights issues/laws

4.68 ± 0.49

3

3.55 ± 0.74

10

Knowledge and application of National Library

of Medicine (NLM) classification scheme

4.68 ± 0.56

4

4.60 ± 0.54

4

Knowledge and application of the National Library

of Medicine system of Medical Subject Headings

4.72 ± 0.52

1

4.73 ± 0.47

1

Ability to educate users on the use of medical

reference sources

4.69 ± 0.53

2

4.66 ± 0.55

2

Knowledge of resource maintenance, safety,

conservation and preservation techniques

3.94 ± 0.82

6

4.64 ± 0.50

3

Knowledge of weeding practice (discarding and

writing off unusable and obsolete materials)

3.71 ± 0.88

10

4.58 ± 0.61

5

Capability of indexing & abstracting of documents

3.80 ± 0.91

9

3.71 ± 0.78

7

Knowledge of serials management and operation

(ordering, claiming, invoicing, renewal, holdings

reports, binding, etc.)

3.86 ± 0.87

8

3.63 ± 0.80

9

Ability to operate the process of circulation

(registration, issue, return, reservation,

overdue notices and fine management)

4.66 ± 0.58

5

3.90 ± 0.85

6

Total

42.6 ± 4.99

41.7 ± 4.15