Core competencies at every stage

Abstract

The Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians (CCERL) defined the role of an electronic resources librarian (ERL) and can serve as a framework for additional applications. The CCERL helps ERLs reorganize departments, create updated job descriptions, and implement Library Services Platforms. Librarians have also used the CCERL to extend skills to digital projects, weeding projects, scholarly communications, and other areas. This article seeks to further connect theory to practical applications by illustrating how the CCERL impacted three librarians at the beginning, middle, and later stages of their ERL careers. An experienced librarian will provide insight on how the development of the CCERL shaped the field of electronic resources librarianship. A recently promoted librarian will demonstrate how the competencies were used to organize a promotion dossier. Finally, a new electronic resources librarian will describe how competencies guided training during the first year as an ERL.