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crl-16217	Schrader, Alvin M.; Shiri, Ali; Williamson, Vicki	Assessment of the Research Learning Needs of University of Saskatchewan Librarians: A Case Study	2012	17	.pdf	application/pdf	8486	261	28	In passing, it might be noted that the 2010–2012 stra- tegic plan of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the lead- ership organization for the Canadian research library community, calls on the Association to “work to develop research skills in research libraries and to promote evidence-based librarianship”; and, more recently, CARL published a new model “Core Competencies for 21st Century CARL Librarians,” which addresses re- search and professional contributions as a key component of practitioner expertise.3 Vicki Williamson (2010) undertook an informal questionnaire survey of academ- ic librarians’ faculty status and publishing requirements within the 29 members of CARL.4 Among the 19 responding insti- tutions (66%), the survey found that 14 (73%) had faculty status (although it was noted by one respondent that librarians had faculty status but not tenure). In a study that served as a precursor to the University of Saskatchewan assess- ment project, Schrader, in collaboration with colleagues Kathleen De Long, Al- lison Sivak, and Diane Clark, surveyed the current levels of research knowledge, experience, interests, competencies, and learning needs of academic librarians at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL), which serves faculty, staff, and students at one of the largest research-intensive universities in Canada; the UAL survey instrument was used as a template for developing and refining the University of Saskatchewan approach.	cache/crl-16217.pdf	txt/crl-16217.txt