Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2026

Publication Title

College & Research Libraries

Pages

1-27

Abstract

Academic librarians are an integral part of academia offering niche expertise that benefits faculty and students alike. But they often lack specific guidance on developing competencies for the online teaching that is increasingly expected of them. This article addresses the lack of field specific guidance for academic librarians' online teaching by proposing a competency model grounded in expert practice. The study used semi-structured interviews with 18 academic librarians to address this gap asking: what knowledge, skills, and attitudes are needed for academic librarians to be successful in providing effective online library instruction?

Rights

© 2026 The Author.

"C&RL is an open access journal. All contents are freely available immediately to the public without charge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of all contents. Authors retain their copyright and articles are published under a CC-BY-NC license."

Comments

Included ahead-of-print in accordance with publisher policy. Scheduled for inclusion in the May 2027 issue.

Original Publication Citation

Peacock, R. (2026). Peacock competency model for online library instruction. College & Research Libraries. Advance online publication. 

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