Cultivating TAlint: Using the core competencies as a framework for training future e-resource professionals

Abstract

In 2014, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information (iSchool) and the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) partnered in the development of the Toronto Academic Libraries Internship (TALint) program. Focused on workplace-integrated learning, the TALint program provides enhanced educational experiences for Masters of Information students by combining periods of in-class study with actual workplace experiences. With this year’s TALint cohort in UTL’s Metadata Technologies Unit, the NASIG Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians was used as a framework for student training. In this session, we discuss the development of a comprehensive student training plan in electronic resource management, the key benefits of using the NASIG Core Competencies within the TALint program, student perceptions of com-petency-based training, and we outline future directions for the TALint program within the Metadata Technologies Unit.