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crl-16244	Saunders, Laura	Identifying Core Reference Competencies from an Employers’ Perspective: Implications for Instruction	2012-07-01	15	.pdf	application/pdf	7819	270	33	In their review of reference course syllabi, Powell and Raber reviewed 24 course objectives in the four categories of reference skills, knowledge of sources, reference services, and trends and issues.31 None of these objectives describe the sort of soft skills indicated as important by participants in this survey. In addition, reference librarians typically perform other functions such as collection development, instruction, development of tools such as Web sites and pathfind- 392 College & Research Libraries July 2012 ers, outreach activities, and assessment and evaluation of all of these areas, each of which entails its own set of skills and competencies.	cache/crl-16244.pdf	txt/crl-16244.txt