Position announcements for acquisitions-related jobs were analyzed to determine what knowledge and skills were sought by employers in 1999, 1987, and 1975. The competencies identified from the position announcements were compared with other input regarding competencies for acquisitions and collection development work, and a good deal of similarity was found to exist. From this, a list of core competency areas is presented.
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William G. Fisher (2001) studied this question.