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Svensson, Ann. "The Use of Information Systems in Professional Healthcare Work Practices." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development 6, no. 1 (January 2014): 51–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijskd.2014010104.
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Over the last decades, organisations have increasingly been more knowledge intensive and professional. Professional work generally has certain specific properties related to its working context. In this paper, a case study conducted within emergency healthcare, in which professional groups like for example physicians and nurses were the objects of study, will be presented. This paper explores different characteristics of these professions in the time and life critical work practice performed within emergency healthcare. The aim of this paper is partly to analyse specific characteristics of the healthcare professions and their use of information systems, partly to identify the implications and challenges that the professions face while using information systems. Characteristics related to a certain healthcare profession can be seen as having an impact on its professionals' attitudes and use of information systems, both on an individual and on a collective level. Some challenges in the use of information systems can also be due to how the development of the system and implementation processes are organised.
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Jonnergård, Karin, Lena Petersson, and Gudbjörg Erlingsdóttir. "Communicating the Implementation of Open Notes to Health Care Professionals: Mixed Methods Study." JMIR Medical Informatics 9, no. 8 (August 16, 2021): e22391. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22391.
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Background The literature on how to communicate reform in organizations has mainly focused on levels of hierarchy and has largely ignored the variety of professions that may be found within an organization. In this study, we focus on the relationship between media type and professional responses. Objective The objective of this study was to investigate whether and how belonging to a profession influences the choice of communication media and the perception of information when a technical innovation is implemented in a health care setting. Methods This study followed a mixed methods design based on observations and participant studies, as well as a survey of professionals in psychiatric health care in Sweden. The χ2 test was used to detect differences in perceptions between professional groups. Results The use of available communication media differed among professions. These differences seem to be related to the status attached to each profession. The sense-making of the information appears to be similar among the professions, but is based on their traditional professional norms rather than on reflection on the reform at hand. Conclusions When communicating about the implementation of a new technology, the choice of media and the message need to be attuned to the employees in both hierarchical and professional terms. This also applies to situations where professional employees are only indirectly affected by the implementation. A differentiated communication strategy is preferred over a downward cascade of information.
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Campbell-Meier, Jennifer, and Lisa Hussey. "Exploring Becoming, Doing, and Relating within the information professions." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 51, no. 4 (February 11, 2018): 962–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000618757298.
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Professional identity in Library and Information Sciences (LIS) in the United States and Canada is often defined by education, particularly the Masters in Library and Information Science(s) or its equivalent (MLIS). However, education is not the only attribute expected of an information professional. Anteby et al. (2016) developed three lenses for examining professions: Becoming, Doing and Relating. Each of these lenses provides a different view of how professional status is achieved and maintained and reflects the evolution of professional identification over the past century. Given the lack of any recognized definition within LIS, applying the lenses to “information professions” in general provides a framework to discuss professional identity. In order to understand how the LIS community defines information professional an exploratory survey was developed for information professions in the United States and Canada that included an open-ended question about professional identity. The survey was taken by more than 700 information professionals 2014–2015, and includes responses from MLIS students, information professionals with and without an MLIS (or an equivalent degree), LIS educators, retired professionals, and professionals with an MLIS working outside the field, but still active within the community. The responses uncovered a wide range of definitions, which reflected the concepts of lenses of professional status as presented by Anteby et al. However, not all of the definitions were easily assigned to a single lens. The findings do identify other important questions to consider. Why is there such a range of how we define LIS professional? What does this mean about how we interact with society in our professional roles? What impact might this have on how we are viewed by the larger society?
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Adeleke, Ibrahim Taiwo, Qudrotullaah Bolanle Suleiman-Abdul, Amina Aliyu, Ismaeel A. Ishaq, and Razzaq A. Adio. "Deploying unqualified personnel in health records practice: Role substitution or quackery? Implications for health services delivery in Nigeria." Health Information Management Journal 48, no. 3 (September 20, 2018): 152–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1833358318800459.
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Healthcare professionals are obliged to work collaboratively regardless of their professional differences in order to provide the highest possible standard of care to patients. However, this type of collaboration can also lead to role substitution and, in effect, engagement of unqualified personnel in all health professions, including the health information management profession. This is a particular problem in developing nations such as Nigeria, where this trend has the potential to undermine the delivery of health services, the quality and the confidentiality of health information and trust between patients and healthcare professionals. To clarify and protect the professional identity of qualified health information management professionals in Nigeria and to prevent other experts who also work in health facilities (e.g. IT specialists, librarians) from claiming membership of the profession, the nomenclature for the health information management profession has been changed to health records and information management profession.
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Varneva, M. "REVIVAL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN BULGARIAN HEALTHCARE (1990-2019)." East European Scientific Journal 1, no. 6(70) (July 10, 2021): 15–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.31618/essa.2782-1994.2021.1.70.65.
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From 1947 to 1990, all health professionals gradually became part of the Health Workers' Union. At the beginning of the democratic changes in Bulgaria (1989-1990) the revival and registration of professional organizations of the medical professions began. Some of them for a short time, others for a longer period are members of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the Confederation of Labor "Support". With the legislative changes in the country, the healthcare professions became regulated professions, which led to the emergence of legally legitimate professional organizations. The purpose of this review is to trace and present the revival of professional organizations of health professionals in Bulgaria after 1990. Archival documents, written sources and websites of official organizations and trade unions were used for this purpose. From the collected and presented information we can conclude that according to the legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria each regulated profession should have its own professional organization, regardless of whether it is a union or an association. Some professions have independent legally legitimate professional organizations, while others are part of the Bulgarian Association of Healthcare Professionals.
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Cannon, Paul. "A review of professionalism within LIS." Library Management 38, no. 2/3 (March 14, 2017): 142–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-07-2016-0053.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of professionalism within Library and Information Science (LIS) and in doing so draw comparisons with the education and medicine professions. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a review of the extant literature from the three professions and gives a brief review of the theoretical constructs of professional knowledge using the work of Eisner and Eraut to explore knowledge types. It then relates these definitions to knowledge use within LIS, education and medicine, before examining the roles that professional associations have on the knowledge development of a profession. It concludes with a reflection on the future of professionalism within LIS. Findings The literature suggests a fragmented epistemological knowledge-base and threats to its practices from outside professions. It does, however, find opportunities to redefine its knowledge boundaries within the phronetic practices of LIS and in socio-cultural uses of knowledge. It finds strengths and weaknesses in professionalism within LIS and its practitioners. Originality/value This review provides a contemporary update to several earlier, related, works and provides useful context to current efforts to professionalise LIS by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
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Heim, Kathleen M. "Information policy and the information professions." Information Society 5, no. 1 (January 1987): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01972243.1987.9960041.
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Feather, John. "The context of change: information professionals and the information professions in an information society." Health Information and Libraries Journal 23, s1 (December 2006): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00685.x.
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Feather, John. "The information society: does it need the information professions?" Library and Information Research 33, no. 104 (September 13, 2009): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/lirg113.
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A profession is constituted by a group of people with a shared body of knowledge and skills, based on formal training and well defined criteria. But the knowledge and skills which characterise the information profession, as defined by CILIP in the Body of Professional Knowledge and other documents, are no longer confined to those who describe themselves in this way, or feel any attachment to the information profession as traditionally defined. The paper discusses how this group do, can and should contribute to the so-called 'information society'. It challenges the idea that information society is in itself something new, and focuses more on the concept of the 'knowledge economy' in which information (and therefore information workers) have a key role. The challenge for the profession is to go beyond its own recognition of its knowledge, skills and insights, and to persuade others of the contribution it (and they) can make.
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Frank Cervone, H. "Perspectives on informatics in the health sciences for information professionals." Digital Library Perspectives 32, no. 4 (November 14, 2016): 226–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-07-2016-0020.
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Purpose Informatics is a relatively new interdisciplinary field which is not very well understood outside of specific disciplinary communities. With a review of the history of informatics and a discussion of the various branches of informatics related to health-care practice, the paper aims to provide an overview designed to enhance the understanding of an information professional interested in this field. Design/methodology/approach The paper is designed to provide a basic introduction to the topic of informatics for information professionals unfamiliar with the field. Using a combination of historical and current sources, the role of informatics in the health professions is explored through its history and development. Findings The emergence of informatics as a discipline is a relatively recent phenomenon. Informatics is neither information technology (IT) nor information science but shares many common interests, concerns and techniques with these other two fields. The role of the informaticist is to transform data to knowledge and information. Consequently, while the outcomes may be different, there are many commonalities in informatics with the work information professionals perform. Originality/value Most introductions to informatics assume the reader is either an IT professional or a clinical practitioner in one of the health science fields. This paper takes a unique approach by positioning the discussion of the history and application of informatics in the health sciences from the perspective of the information professional.
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Rubtsova, Nadezhda E. "Psychological readiness of undergraduates to work in professions of information type." Yaroslavl Pedagogical Bulletin 4, no. 121 (2021): 110–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.20323/1813-145x-2021-4-121-110-117.
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In the article, a new – subject-informational type of professional activity is discussed on the example of a study of the professional orientation and psychological readiness for the future profession of magistrates studying in the specialties of information technology. It is noted that the sphere of information professions is expanding exponentially, and types of information activities are increasingly replacing traditional types. The psychological specificity of the subject-informational type of professional activity in the structure of the integrative psychological classification of labor, which reflects the co-organization of three relations is discussed (the subject of labor – the meta-subject of joint labor, the activity of the subject of labor – the meta-subject of labor, the subject environment of labor – the meta-subject environment of joint labor) into integral generalized psychological types that describe the requirements for the subject of informational activity. The results of studying the professional orientation of master students, as well as the structure of their psychological readiness to work in information-type professions are presented. The regularities of the formation of the components of such readiness, including academic motivation, tolerance to uncertainty and reflexivity, are described.
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Petrova, Krassie, and Sagorika Datta. "Value and Sustainability of Emerging Social Commerce Professions: An Exploratory Study." Information 13, no. 4 (March 31, 2022): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info13040178.
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Recent advances in social commerce and mobile technology have led to the emergence of new professions such as vlogging, blogging and virtual pop-up store owning. Starting initially as hobbies, the services provided by these ‘new professionals’ have become ubiquitous and are being used by customers from many different countries and backgrounds. This paper reports on a study that first explored the views and opinions of new professionals from several fields (using a qualitative approach), and then the views of their potential customers (a quantitative study informed by UTAUT2—the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology). The results indicated that new professionals both create and co-create value with their customers, peers, and some existing, traditionally established professions. The results also indicated that the intended audience/customers of the new professional businesses had a positive perception of their long-term commercial sustainability. Customers’ intention to use the new professional services in the future were predicted mostly by the behavioral characteristics of hedonic motivation and habit. The research contributes by empirically investigating the value creation and co-creation processes in a context that is yet to attract academic interest. It proposes a value creation and co-creation framework that draws on the interactions of the main players.
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Campbell, Narelle, Diann S. Eley, and Lindy McAllister. "Investigating personality and conceptualising allied health as person or technique oriented." Australian Health Review 38, no. 1 (2014): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13109.
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Objective Allied health (AH) includes many diverse professions, each with a unique contribution to healthcare, making it possible to consider these professions as person oriented (PO) or technique oriented (TO). This paper explored the personality traits of AH professionals from the perspective of both the PO or TO orientation and the individual professions. Methods AH professionals (n = 562) provided demographic data and completed the Temperament and Character Inventory. Examination of the literature and a consultation process resulted in nine professions classified as PO and 10 classified as TO. Multivariate analyses compared levels of personality traits and demographic variables between the PO (n = 492) and TO (n = 70) groups, and the professions within the groups. Results Professionals in the PO group showed significantly higher levels of traits that emphasise person orientation attributes, such as being sociable, empathic and cooperative, compared with AH professionals in professions with an emphasis on TO. Conclusions Trends in personality traits among AH professionals were congruent with the PO and TO aspects of their chosen profession. This supports the usefulness of the PO and TO concepts in describing AH professions and may provide new clues for policy aiming to enhance job satisfaction, retention and career development. What is known about the topic? The literature suggests that certain medical specialities can be classified as person (PO) or technique oriented (TO) and that individuals attracted to those specialties display traits that are similar to that orientation. There is scant information on the AH professions regarding similar person or technique orientations. What does this paper add? The diversity of professions within AH allows a new approach to describing each profession as either PO (socially dependent, cooperative and relationship focused), or TO (focused on skills and procedures). The trend in personality traits of individuals in certain AH professions is compatible with the orientation of that profession. Findings suggest that individuals may be attracted to professions that favour a similar personality pattern to their own. What are the implications for practitioners? Gaining an improved understanding of the AH professions and individuals who are attracted to them in a climate of workforce shortage and increasing multidisciplinary service demand. The findings provide a new approach to understanding the characteristics of AH professions according to the personalities they attract. This information could guide recruitment and retention policy, and assist in career counselling by providing greater insight into personality profiles that are best suited to certain professions.
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Yeager, H. Jamane. "Lagniappe: Career Resources for Librarians/Information Professionals." North Carolina Libraries 61, no. 1 (January 21, 2009): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3776/ncl.v61i1.202.
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While doing research for a presentation on “Librarianship as a SecondCareer,” I discovered a cornucopia of wonderful career resources forlibrarians. This information is not just for new graduates coming tolibrarianship from other professions, but also for librarians who have been in the profession for a while. As a recent library school graduate, I was sometimes perplexed by the job titles listed, so I was ecstatic when I discovered “Real Job Titles for Library and Information Science Professionals” by Michelle Mach (http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~mach/realjobs.html), an exhaustive and very helpful list.
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Khenner, E. K. "Pedagogical support for professional self-determination of high school students in IT professions." Education and science journal 23, no. 8 (October 14, 2021): 37–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2021-8-37-60.
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Introduction. The formation of professional self-determination of high school students and the associated choice of vocational education is an urgent problem of the modern school. This paper examines the possibility of pedagogical support to solve this problem by the example of the formation of ideas about IT education and IT professions at a level sufficient for their conscious choice in Russia. The tools discussed are the school Computer Science course and, more broadly, teacher-led non-formal education in the field of computing.The aim of this article was to analyse the factors affecting the conscious choice of high school graduates of IT professions and types of professional IT education, and the possibilities of pedagogical support for the formation of this choice by means of informatics education, implemented by means of a modern information and educational environment.Methodology, methods and materials. A systematic approach was applied, i.e. not only school but also subsequent stages of professional development of students were analysed. The leading theoretical methods were the analysis of the knowledge system, generalisation, identification and resolution of contradictions in the process of self-determination of students in the IT profession. Empirical methods for collecting, analysing and interpreting empirical data were also employed. The analysis of academic publications, documents and statistical data was carried out.Results. It is shown that the main reasons for the low level of formation of the professional self-determination of high school students in the IT profession are the following factors: insufficient attention paid in the school Computer Science course to the technological aspects that underlie most of the IT professions; lack of awareness of labour functions in IT professions; lack of awareness of the content of training in various areas of higher IT education and the focus of these areas on specific IT professions; ignorance of the real demand for the country’s economy in various IT professions.The school course in Computer Science can become a system-forming beginning in the formation of professional self-determination of high school students in the IT profession, but in its current state, it does not fully fulfill this function. The reasons are the inability to provide everyone, who wants to study Computer Science in high school at an in-depth level, the neglect in this course of the technological aspects of computing that underlie most of the IT professions, and insufficient use of the information resources of the information and educational environment of modern non-formal education.One of the ways to solve this problem is to supplement the Computer Science course with a special pre-professional training module, which will purposefully acquaint students with IT professions, with information technologies that underlie these professions, as well as the types and the content of the most popular areas of professional IT education and their connections with IT professions. To implement such a module, in addition to traditional forms of education, distance and network learning can be used, including with the involvement of university teachers and employees of leading IT companies.Scientific novelty. For the first time, the problem of pedagogical support for the formation of professional self-determination of senior high school students in the IT profession has been investigated.Practical significance. The obtained results can become the basis for improving school informatics education for the full fulfillment of the task to develop the professional self-determination of students in the IT profession.
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Bellardo, Trudi. "Idealism and the information professions." Education for Information 9, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/efi-1991-9101.
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Zaretdinovna, Zaretdinova Nesibeli. "ISSUES OF ORIENTATION TO THE PROFESSION» (based on the teachings of Eastern thinkers)." Psychology and Education Journal 58, no. 2 (February 10, 2021): 5444–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i2.2958.
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This article provides information about education, mastering professions, choosing a profession, as well as Pandu-instructions of great scientists provided by parents to children from families of our Republic. It was noted that the views of Eastern thinkers can be used in the correct formation of professional choice of young people, it is necessary to know one or more types of professions of each adult, to acquaint our children with small types of professions and to solve tasks that should be performed by the state.
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Fasick, Adele. "THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION FOR THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONS." Education Libraries 19, no. 2 (September 5, 2017): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.26443/el.v19i2.83.
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Although technology and the Internet have enabled the information professions to make huge strides, there are still many issues to be resolved. This article outlines and discusses many of them including environmental changes; linking - access, knowledge of location is not enough to access information; the proposed Information Commons by the University of Toronto; changes in definition of professions; the need for alternative delivery of education and for service orientation. Finally, the need for flexible basic education for Information Studies students is emphasized in order to guarantee the future of the profession.
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Sutton, Stuart A. "Core Competencies for the Information Professions and the Evolution of Skill Sets." Education Libraries 18, no. 3 (September 5, 2017): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.26443/el.v18i3.70.
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In this article, we consider the mechanisms necessary to distill new skill sets from the profession's core competencies along three out of four dimensions that define practice for information professionals in general and librarians in particular. We explore the emerging information universe and the environmental factors shaping it in order to cast light on the emerging professional contlicts over appropriate niches in the new universe of information work. Abbott's processes of reduction and abstraction as mechanism for the expansion of redefinition of a profession's domain are examined along three practice dimensions: (1) the tool making dimension, (2) the information management (tool use) dimension, and (3) the agency (service) dimension.
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Tygstrup, Niels. "Transfer of Information: A Note on the Role of Professional Societies." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 4, no. 1 (January 1988): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300003317.
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Professional societies in general are designed to support and raise the prestige of the professions they represent, and the most overt way in which they do this is by attempting to keep the level of information concerning their profession as high as possible.Traditionally, the predominant type of transfer of information has been scientific papers presented at meetings for the memebership, and this it still so in many cases. The large amount of information communication in this way, and its significance, is beyoned doubt.
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Табачук, Наталья Петровна. "INFORMATION COMPETENCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS TRANSPROFESSIONAL." Pedagogical Review, no. 2(36) (April 14, 2021): 100–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.23951/2307-6127-2021-2-100-107.
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Подчеркивается влияние цифровой трансформации на «парк профессий» и подготовку студентов вуза как транспрофессионалов с высоким уровнем развития информационной компетенции. Информационную компетенцию студентов вуза необходимо рассматривать как транспрофессиональную компетенцию и как социокультурный феномен одновременно. Информационная компетенция как социокультурный феномен включает в себя культуру работы с профессиональным контекстом как трансформацией информации в тексты собственного сознания; культуру представления образовательных результатов в виде цифрового продукта; культуру управления своей деятельностью в целях информационной безопасности; культуру работы с информацией в аспекте релевантности; культуру мобильного решения профессиональных задач с помощью цифровых технологий; культуру работы с цифровым контентом, представляемым в цифровой образовательной среде, что характеризует информационную компетенцию как транспрофессиональную. Потенциал «парка профессий» расширяет границы понимания информационной компетенции студентов вуза как транспрофессиональной. The article emphasizes the impact of digital transformation on the “park of professions” and the training of university students as transprofessionals with a high level of development of information competence. The increased interest in career guidance projects allows us to determine the potential of the “park of professions” for the development of transprofessional information competence of university students. Transprofessional competencies, one of which is information competence, are the skills of the future (future skills). Hard skills – (English “hard” skills) competencies manifested in the narrow professional sphere, and soft skills – (English “soft” skills) as transprofessional competencies acquired and developed throughout life, characterized by moving beyond one profession. The information competence of university students should be considered as a transprofessional competence and as a sociocultural phenomenon at the same time. Information competence as a socio-cultural phenomenon includes a culture of working with a professional context as a transformation of information into texts of one’s own consciousness; culture of presentation of educational results in the form of a digital product; a culture of information security management; a culture of working with information in relation to relevance; culture of mobile solution of professional tasks with the help of digital technologies; a culture of working with digital content presented in a digital educational environment, which characterizes information competence as well as transprofessional. The potential of the “park of professions” expands the boundaries of understanding the information competence of university students as transprofessional.
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Croxton, Rebecca A., Michael A. Crumpton, and Gerald V. Holmes. "Promoting diversity to add value to the LIS profession." Bottom Line 29, no. 3 (November 14, 2016): 191–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bl-05-2016-0024.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s (UNCG) Library and Information Studies Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Scholars Program has had on promoting diversity and adding value to the library and information studies profession. Design/methodology/approach This paper is presented as a case study in which three iterations of the ACE Scholars Program are discussed, including program design and suggested impact the program has had on educating and engaging diverse individuals for careers in the library and information studies professions. Findings Nearly 50 ACE Scholars program participants, representing ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds, have graduated from UNCG with their Master of Library and Information Studies degrees since 2011. In the five years since the first ACE cohort graduated, Scholar alums continue to impact the Library and Information Studies (LIS) profession through their professional roles as well as through their community engagement, professional association memberships and leadership roles, professional presentations and numerous publications. Originality/value This paper presents a model that has helped to promote diversity in the LIS field in way that can be adapted by other graduate programs that are preparing individuals for successful and engaged careers as library and information studies professionals.
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Roe-Shaw, Maggie. "What happened on 18 September 2004: Life after the introduction of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCAA), 2003." Kairaranga 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 16–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.54322/kairaranga.v6i1.18.
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This article provides an introduction to The Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (HPCAA) which took effect on 18 September 2004. The Act was introduced to provide consistent accountability across health professions and make it easier for the New Zealand public to understand what health service each registered professional provides. To make this transparent, each of the health profession’s Authorities registered under the Act, has consulted widely with members to establish a scope or scopes of practice which the profession operates in. By making these scopes of practice transparent, health professionals will be limitedto specific professional activities defined by their Registration Boards 1 and there will be penalties for operating outside these specified scopes of practice. Thirteen district meetingswere held in 2004 to provide information to field staff about what the HPCAA means for their practice and what they can do about shaping practice to match the requirements of the Act. These meetings raised issues from the field about provision of equipment, professional development, portfolios, competencies, complaints and reflective practice.
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Bellner, Anna-Lena. "The Impact of Educational Level on Occupational and Physical Therapists' Perceptions of Professional Status." Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 16, no. 3 (July 1996): 147–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/153944929601600301.
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This article is a descriptive study of 356 occupational therapists and 346 physical therapists in Sweden regarding their perceptions of professional status. These groups were compared according to educational level to determine whether the transfer of their education to a university level had made a difference in their perception of their own professional status and that of others. The status differences between the groups remained, and the structure of professional status seemed stable through time and not dependent on educational level. Professionals with a more positivistic knowledge base—physical therapists—tended to perceive increased professional status of themselves and of other team members, and professionals with a more humanistic knowledge base—occupational therapists—tended to perceive a decreased status. A plausible explanation might be that university schooling and certification reinforce a positivistic view, which is most prevalent in physical therapy. The ongoing process of professionalization within occupational and physical therapy might be more influenced by the medical profession than expected. Whether or not these findings apply to therapists in other countries is worth continued exploration through similar research investigations. As the therapy professions are becoming more global, information about educational and professional concerns of peers in different countries can provide increased insights into the professions.
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Pain, Tilley, Gail Kingston, Janet Askern, Rebecca Smith, Sandra Phillips, and Leanne Bell. "How are allied health notes used for inpatient care and clinical decision-making? A qualitative exploration of the views of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals." Health Information Management Journal 46, no. 1 (September 20, 2016): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1833358316664451.
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Background: Inpatient care is dependent upon the effective transfer of clinical information across multiple professions. However, documented patient clinical information generated by different professions is not always successfully transferred between them. One obstacle to successful information transfer may be the reader’s perception of the information, which is framed in a particular professional context, rather than the information per se. Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate how different health professionals perceive allied health documentation and to investigate how clinicians of all experience levels across medicine, nursing and allied health perceive and use allied health notes to inform their decision-making and treatment of patients. Method: The study used a qualitative approach. A total of 53 speech pathologists, nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, dieticians and social workers (8 males; 43 females) from an Australian regional tertiary hospital participated in eleven single discipline focus groups, conducted over 4 months in 2012. Discussions were recorded and transcribed verbatim and coded into themes by content analysis. Findings: Six themes contributing to the efficacy of clinical information transference emerged from the data: day-to-day care, patient function, discharge and discharge planning, impact of busy workloads, format and structure of allied health documentation and a holistic approach to patient care. Discussion: Other professions read and used allied health notes albeit with differences in focus and need. Readers searched for specific pieces of information to answer their own questions and professional needs, in a process akin to purposive sampling. Staff used allied health notes to explore specific aspects of patient function but did not obtain a holistic picture. Conclusion: Improving both the relationship between the various health professions and interpretation of other professions’ documented clinical information may reduce the frequency of communication errors, thereby improving patient care.
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Fikar, Charles R., Latrina Keith, and Denis Dobrochasov. "Continuing Professional Development in the Health Professions." Journal of Hospital Librarianship 2, no. 3 (June 2002): 11–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j186v02n03_02.
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Pacey, Philip. "Demystifying design: the information needs of non-professional designers." Art Libraries Journal 16, no. 3 (1991): 25–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200007276.
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Everybody is a designer, or at least has a right to be involved as an active participant in the design of the world around them. Information needed for successful design includes both ‘expertise’, and also, information from people themselves, about themselves and their localities. Professionals, who may regard expertise as their exclusive property, tend sometimes to neglect this second category of information; non-professionals who engage in design are familiar with their own requirements but may need more technical information than is readily available to them. Those professional designers who interpret their role as one of facilitating participation in design, will willingly share their expertise while at the same time appreciating the value of the information and skills which non-professionals can contribute. Libraries, and other information agencies, can also help to make both categories of information available to professionals and non-professionals alike. In a global context, there is a need for indigenous knowledge and traditions to be recognised and respected by ‘experts’ from those countries in which professional specialisms are highly developed, and by the growing design professions in developing countries themselves.
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Srivastava, AnilKumar. "State allied and healthcare professions council and information of professional significance." Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy 53, no. 3 (2021): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoth.ijoth_60_21.
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Micco, Mary. "Information technology and society: Implications for the information professions." Information Processing & Management 29, no. 2 (March 1993): 282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0306-4573(93)90017-8.
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Sharun, Sara. "Exploring value as a dimension of professional information literacy." Journal of Information Literacy 13, no. 2 (December 3, 2019): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/13.2.2627.
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This study presents a critical exploration of one of the ACRL Framework concepts by examining it in the context of professional practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with health and human service professionals at a community health centre to explore how information literacy (IL) is experienced in the workplace. Value emerged as the dominant theme in participants’ descriptions of their information practices. This concept was conceived of predominantly in the context of personal and professional relationships that existed within the systems and structures of the physical workplace, professional practice and the health and social care system. Using phenomenography as a methodological approach, this study presents a lens through which to see the nature and significance of information value in various contexts beyond academia, and invites librarians to consider how evidence from workplace and professional settings may inform IL instruction to students, especially those entering health and human service professions.
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Ezeani, Chinwe Nwogo, Helen Nneka Eke, and Felicia Ugwu. "Professionalism in library and information science." Electronic Library 33, no. 1 (February 2, 2015): 2–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-10-2012-0134.
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine the current trends, needs and opportunities of professionalism in librarianship in Nigeria. The broad purpose of the paper was to investigate the level of professionalism in librarianship and to ascertain the current status, trends and opportunities within the profession among academic librarians in Nigeria. Five specific research questions were formulated which are: to examine how librarians value librarianship as a profession, to elicit the efforts made by librarians with regards to professional development, to ascertain methods of acquiring current competencies within the profession, to investigate the role of professional bodies in promoting professionalism and excellence within the library and information science (LIS) profession and to proffer strategies to enhance professionalism and excellence among librarians in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study across both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The area of the study was the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State. Population of the study comprised a total of 63 librarians in the two universities. All librarians were sampled because of the small sample size. The instrument for data collection was oral interview and questionnaire which contained 53 items derived from the research questions and built on a four-point scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree, (A) Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The criterion mean was 2.50. Therefore, any calculated mean below 2.50 was adjudged a negative score, while any mean from 2.50 and above was regarded as a positive score. Findings – The study revealed the challenges facing professionalism and excellence within the LIS field as lack of funding for professional development, lack of sponsorship to workshops and conferences, lack of uninterruptible internet facility and a dearth of professional mentors in the South East zone. Other problems gathered from a scheduled interview with some senior professionals in the institutions revealed that most librarians are still facing the challenge of imbibing and utilizing emerging skills in the LIS professions such as digital archiving and data mining skills for their day-to-day activities. Originality/value – Recommendations arising from the study were proffered such as the creation of staff development programmes by management; collaboration and partnership by libraries within the zone; acquisition of training through workshops and conferences irrespective of sponsorship by the institutions; and teaming of academic librarians to enhance their visibility and publication output. International staff exchanges and opportunities for sabbatical leave, which hitherto was not common in the South East Zone, were recommended. Among other recommendations also were building of consortia with libraries in the country; LIS professional bodies helping to create visibility and prestige of the LIS profession; and, finally, to scale up the image of the profession the marketing of library products through profiling of patrons and furnishing them with required information has not only become necessary but critical.
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Bellardo, Trudi. "Accreditation for all the information professions." Education for Information 3, no. 2 (April 1, 1985): 149–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/efi-1985-3206.
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Riddoch, Jane. "Information Technology for the Caring Professions." Physiotherapy 83, no. 2 (February 1997): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406(05)65589-7.
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Rowley, Jennifer. "Digital Consumers: Reshaping the Information Professions." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 60, no. 11 (November 2009): 2383–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.21125.
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Marie Griffiths, José, and Nancy K. Roderer. "Assuring quality in the information professions." Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 44, no. 1 (October 24, 2008): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.145044014.
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Herring, J. E. "Information management — the convergence of professions." International Journal of Information Management 11, no. 2 (June 1991): 144–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0268-4012(91)90005-w.
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Mufitha, Mohamed Buhari, Su Teng Lee, and Chen Chen Yong. "Is Professional Commitment The Reason For Turnover Intentions of IT Professionals?" ADVANCES IN BUSINESS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 5, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/abrij.v5i1.9998.
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Compared to others, professionals share distinguish workplace characteristics: one such is the high commitment to the professions over to working organizations. Information Technology (IT) professionals demonstrate higher turnover rates compared to others: their commitments to the profession has been suspected as a source of turnover. Considering their job satisfactions the present study aimed to investigate the influence of professional commitment on IT professionals’ turnover intentions. Data were collected from a sample of software engineers from Sri Lank using a survey questionnaire. The results of the structural equation model analysis concluded that professional commitment weakens IT professionals’ turnover intentions, which is partially mediated by job satisfaction. Professional commitment stimulates IT professionals’ job satisfaction. The findings challenge the presumption that IT professionals leave their organizations due to high commitments to the profession. Few factors were identified as significant in their job satisfactions: supervision, co-workers and work design. Pay and promotions were the least influencing job satisfaction factors. Managers may employ few strategies in their retention strategies: facilitate professional advancement needs within organizations, closely monitor supervision activities occurs and provide challenging and meaningful jobs. The study contributes to the turnover literature through empirical evidence on the influence of professional commitment on knowledge workers’ turnover intentions.
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Bradley, Cara. "Research Support Priorities of and Relationships among Librarians and Research Administrators: A Content Analysis of the Professional Literature." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 13, no. 4 (November 1, 2018): 15–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/eblip29478.
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Objective - This research studied the recent literature of two professions, library and information studies (LIS) and research administration (RA), to map the priorities and concerns of each with regard to research support. Specifically, the research sought to answer these research questions: (1) What are the similarities and differences emerging from the LIS and RA literatures on research support? (2) How do librarians and research administrators understand and engage with each other’s activities through their professional literatures? (3) Do Whitchurch’s (2008a, 2008b, 2015) concepts of bounded-cross-boundary-unbounded professionals and theory of the “third space” provide a useful framework for understanding research support?
Methods - The research method was a content analysis of journal articles on research-related topics published in select journals in the LIS (n = 195) and RA (n = 95) fields from 2012-2017. The titles and abstracts of articles to be included were reviewed to guide the creation of thematic coding categories. The coded articles were then analyzed to characterize and compare the topics and concerns addressed by the literature of each profession.
Results - Only two (2.2%) RA articles referred to librarians and libraries in their exploration of research support topics, while six (3.1%) LIS articles referred to the research office or research administrators in a meaningful way. Of these six, two focused on undergraduate research programs, two on research data management, and two on scholarly communications. Thematic coding revealed five broad topics that appeared repeatedly in both bodies of literature: research funding, research impact, research methodologies, research infrastructure, and use of research. However, within these broad categories, the focus varied widely between the professions. There were also several topics that received considerable attention in the literature of one field without a major presence in that of the other, including research collaboration in the RA literature, and institutional repositories, research data management, citation analysis or bibliometrics, scholarly communication, and open access in the LIS literature.
Conclusion - This content analysis of the LIS and RA literature provided insight into the priorities and concerns of each profession with respect to research support. It found that, even in instances where the professions engaged on the same broad topics, they largely focused on different aspects of issues. The literature of each profession demonstrated little awareness of the activities and concerns of the other. In Whitchurch’s (2008a) taxonomy, librarians and research administrators are largely working as “bounded” professionals, with occasional forays into “cross-boundary” activities (p. 377). There is not yet evidence of “unbounded” professionalism or a move to a “third space” of research support activity involving these professions (Whitchurch, 2015, p. 85). Librarians and research administrators will benefit from a better understanding of the current research support landscape and new modes of working, like the third space, that could prove transformative.
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Corrall, Sheila. "Crossing the threshold: reflective practice in information literacy development." Journal of Information Literacy 11, no. 1 (June 5, 2017): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/11.1.2241.
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Do we think enough about what we are doing as information literacy practitioners? The relationship between reflection and information literacy development is well documented in academic and professional literature, particularly in the context of teaching librarians using reflective activities to enable learners to think critically about their information literacy abilities. Parallel literature from education and other fields has promoted the concept of the reflective or thinking practitioner. Drawing on literature and theory from various domains, we review the concepts of reflection and reflective practice, and discuss their application and take-up in library and information work, with particular reference to the teaching role of librarians in the context of developments in critical information literacy. Our review suggests that reflective practice is generally recognised as an important dimension of library and information work, but is currently underdeveloped in comparsion with other professions. Using terminology and theory from the pedagogical arena, we contend that critical reflection needs to be elevated to the special status of a threshold competence for library and information professionals generally and for information literacy practitioners in particular. We also argue that our profession needs purpose-designed domain-specific advice and guidance on reflective practice, to support initial and continuing education of library and information workers, and we conclude by identifying areas where further research is required to clarify the role of reflection in library and information research and evaluation, to explore existing approaches to reflection in professional education programs, and test the transferability of reflective methods used in other professional domains.
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Zhigarenko, Igor. "Socio-psychological specificity of modeling of inter-social communication in the societical industry professions." Теоретичні і прикладні проблеми психології, no. 3(50)T1 (2019): 97–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.33216/2219-2654-2019-50-3-1-97-106.
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The presented research direction is focused on modeling of interpersonal communication in professions of socio-economic type. The relevance of studying the problem of psycholinguistic peculiarities of modeling interpersonal communication in professions of the socio-economic type is conditioned by the increasing role of professionalism in the information society; the emergence of new communicative professions of the socio-economic type; changing socially approved norms of the role behavior of professionals of the socio-economic profession, especially those related to interpersonal interaction; increasing the share of creative work related to interpersonal relationships; the increasing role of each professional and the need for coordination of actions and understanding of each other by experts from different fields and different social groups; awareness of communication as an important part of effective work in socio-economic professions; formation of new requirements for professionalism, including - communicative competence, as an indicator of the skill of a specialist. As a result of the research, invariant linguistic formulas have been singled out, which help to increase the effectiveness of interpersonal communication in professional socio-economic activity and its correction by influencing the linguistic consciousness of specialists of the socio-economic profile. The empirical data obtained suggest that the structural-semantic features of linguistic dialogue, as mono-rhetorical expression, depend both on the level of linguistic culture and on the personal characteristics of specialists of the socio-economic profile. The area of recognition of professional deformation has been expanded through the study of linguistic formulas, which, on the one hand, preserves the resources of the specialist, avoids the syndrome of professional burnout, on the other - prevents failure in the intercultural communication of specialists socio-economic profile.
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Hookana, Heli. "Accountancy in the midst of a surplus-value-adding inter-functional development process." Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 1, no. 2 (October 31, 2007): 185–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jef.v1i2.505.
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This article builds on the notion that, in order to meet the increasing management requirement for data, successful in-house accountancy professionals are internalising ever more capabilities and responsibilities, thereby reflecting a partnership role in professions related to basic operations. The study investigates the organisational interfaces of the accountancy profession vis-à-vis other professions during the change process. The findings identify some possible factors contributing to the traditional way of producing and utilising accounting information, and suggest some possible measures to be used as key facilitators in starting a change process aimed at securing an enlarged, more customer-oriented and highly interactive role for accountancy. The contribution of the study lies in increasing our understanding of surplus-value-producing inter-professional development processes. In addition, based on the case of rescue services the study provides a holistic view on accountancy knowledge management in public-sector services provided in inter-municipal cooperation.
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Campbell, Alanna. "Information Nation: Education and Careers in the Emerging Information Professions." Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada 32, no. 2 (July 21, 2014): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.5596/c11-016.
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Tomat, Luka, Peter Trkman, and Anton Manfreda. "Personality in information systems professions: identifying archetypal professions with suitable traits and candidates' ability to fake-good these traits." Information Technology & People 35, no. 8 (October 15, 2021): 52–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-03-2021-0212.
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PurposeThe importance of information systems (IS) professions is increasing. As personality–job fit theory claims, employees must have suitable personality traits for particular IS professions. However, candidates can try to fake-good on personality tests towards the desired personality type. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify archetypal IS professions, their associated personality types and examine the reliability of the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test in IS recruitment decisions.Design/methodology/approachThe authors reviewed academic literature related to IS professions to identify job archetypes and personality traits for IS professions. Then, the authors conducted an experiment with 452 participants to investigate whether candidates can fake-good on personality tests when being tested for a particular IS profession.FindingsThe identified job archetypes were IS project manager, IS marketing specialist, IS consultant, IS security specialist, data scientist and business process analyst. The experimental results show that the participants were not able to fake-good considerably regarding their personality traits for a particular archetype.Research limitations/implicationsThe taxonomy of IS professions should be validated further. The experiment was executed in an educational organisation and not in a real-life environment. Actual work performance was not measured.Practical implicationsThis study enables a better identification of suitable candidates for a particular IS profession. Personality tests are good indicators of the candidate's true personality type but must be properly interpreted.Originality/valueThis study enhances the existing body of knowledge on IS professions' archetypes, proposes suitable MBTI personality types for each profession and provides experimental support for the appropriateness of using personality tests to identify potentially suitable candidates.
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Riemenschneider, Cynthia, and Deborah Armstrong. "The Development of the Perceived Distinctiveness Antecedent of Information Systems Professional Identity." MIS Quarterly 45, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 1149–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.25300/misq/2021/14626.
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This study explored the professional identity of information systems (IS) workers and explicated the set of salient characteristics that comprise the perceived distinctiveness of the IS profession. We developed a more complete picture of IS workers’ perceived distinctiveness, including its composition and outcomes. The perceived distinctiveness of the IS profession, in turn, contributes to individuals’ professional identity. We employed a mixed methods design (qualitative and quantitative) to leverage the strengths of each method. In Study 1, we analyzed transcripts of focus group interviews, using a robust qualitative method—revealed causal mapping. Utilizing the midrange theory that emerged from Study 1, we further explicated and empirically tested it with a quantitative field survey in Study 2. The meta-inference from these relationships can be stated as follows: The occurrence of change within the profession, the facets of knowledge needed, and the continuous refinement and adaptation of the knowledge base within a mentally demanding work context are what make the IS profession distinctive from other professions. Specifically, our findings indicate that the extent of change; the need for continuous learning; the use of creativity and logic to solve problems; the breadth of knowledge, skills, and abilities required; and the level of technology and business integration, time pressure, and stress compose the perceived distinctiveness of the IS professional. Future research might use our findings to incorporate elements of the IS profession into IS-specific theories.
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Matvienko, Oksana, and Michael Tsyvin. "“Digital” Professions of the Information Specialist: Educational Prospects and Labor Market Requirements." Ukrainian Journal on Library and Information Science, no. 7 (June 4, 2021): 58–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.31866/2616-7654.7.2021.233279.
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The topicality of the study is caused to the contradiction that arises due to the separation of new types of information activities in the digital environment against the background of the uncertainty of the specialties that correspond to them and for which the training of higher education. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the correlation between the qualification requirements for representatives of modern “digital” professions in the field of information and communication activities, namely, managers of web content and web community and the profile of educational standards for training on specialty 029 “Information, library and archival affairs “. The scientific novelty of the study is to substantiate the compliance of professional tasks of specialists in web content management and web community to the competence parameters of educational standards of specialty 029 “Information, library and archival affairs”, the feasibility of developing educational programs for modern “digital” professions in within the specialty 029 “Information, library and archival affairs”. Conclusions. Digitization of all spheres of public life leads to the emergence and formalization of new types of professional activities, including professions of web content managers and web community, for which the labor market-defined design of competencies can be provided through the training on the specialty 029 “Information, library and archival case”. The requirements for such specialists have information and communication, information and management, and social and communicative content and do not need special professional education in the field of computer science. The normative content of education and competence, approved by the standards of higher education in the specialty 029 “Information, Library and Archival Affairs” (bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees), indicates their compliance with defined in the draft of the professional standard “Information Resource Specialist” objects of activity, labor functions and labor actions of representatives of modern “digital” professions – web content manager and web community manager.
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Jr., J. W. Carmichael,, Jacqueline R. Hunter, Deidre D. Labat, and John P. Sevenair. "Information for Students Interested in Health Professions." American Biology Teacher 50, no. 7 (October 1, 1988): 442–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4448785.
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Hearsey, Cerys. "AI and the future of information professions." Business Information Review 34, no. 4 (December 2017): 176–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266382117739770.
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Heim, Kathleen M. "Continuing education for the library information professions." Journal of the American Society for Information Science 38, no. 3 (May 1987): 220–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-4571(198705)38:3<220::aid-asi20>3.0.co;2-r.
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Stuntzner, Susan, and Jacquelyn Dalton. "Forgiveness and Disability: Reconsideration of Forgiveness as a Vital Component of the Rehabilitation Counseling Profession." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 46, no. 3 (September 1, 2015): 35–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.46.3.35.
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Forgiveness and self-forgiveness is an area of growing interest in the allied helping professions. In recent years, the study of forgiveness has been expanded to a number of different populations. However, forgiveness as a construct, a model of understanding to cope with difficult and hurtful people, and as an intervention has not been fully considered and explored in the rehabilitation counseling profession. To help rehabilitation counseling professionals better understand the importance of forgiveness as it relates to disability, this article explains the meaning of forgiveness and self-forgiveness, barriers that inhibit the development of forgiveness, models of forgiveness, and empirical research supporting the utility of forgiveness. Following this, professionals are given information about how forgiveness may relate to the needs of persons with disabilities and professional implications for practice.
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Furness, Colin. "The system of professions." Education for Information 35, no. 2 (June 10, 2019): 187–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/efi-199005.
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