Key concepts in business librarianship at academic libraries: A scoping review

Abstract

This scoping literature review explored specific themes connected to the evolving nature of academic business librarianship (career paths and educational backgrounds, services and job roles, self-assessment, and professional development) with the goal to determine the state of existing literature. Following careful review, two areas of business librarianship—self-assessment and professional development—were identified as lacking in overall research literature. Literature regarding career paths and educational backgrounds, as well as services and job roles demonstrated notable gaps and need for timely revision. Future directions for research in emerging areas of academic business librarianship are also identified.

Keywords:

• Academic libraries
• business librarianship
• information literacy
• information services
• research support

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.