Open AccessThe Boundaries of Librarians’ and Pharmacists’ Expertise: Defining What it is to be Professional
Author(s) -
Theresa J. Schindel,
Deborah Hicks
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual conference of cais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-7589
DOI - 10.29173/cais1100
Subject(s) - conversation , identity (music) , action (physics) , professional boundaries , sociology , professional development , engineering ethics , public relations , pedagogy , political science , engineering , communication , physics , quantum mechanics , acoustics
This paper explores findings from two separate studies to begin a conversation about how the concept of expertise, or boundaries defining professional knowledge and action, can be challenged or extended to better understand professionals’ roles, identities, and contribute most effectively to society. The first study examined the identity construction of librarians and the second study examined how pharmacists’ made sense of their prescribing roles. Expertise was central to both professions’ understanding of themselves and their professional roles.