Erickson, NoreneShamchuk, Lisa2023-08-162023-08-162023Erickson, N., & Shamchuk, L. (2023). Rebooting the guidelines for the education of library technicians [Featured article]. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 18(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v18i1.7257https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3183The Canadian Federation of Library Association’s (CFLA-FCAB) Guidelines for the Education of Library Technicians were last updated in 2011 and in need of a reboot. These guidelines have helped to establish a national standard for the education of library technicians in Canada and provided a framework for the development of skills, knowledge, and abilities of library technicians to provide job-ready, and highly skilled graduates. As much has changed in the library and information landscape in recent years, we instigated a substantial update to the Guidelines in 2021. The update was completed and approved by the CFLA-FCAB in July 2022 and is a guide for library educators, library administrators, supervisors, and practitioners. This paper details the research process undertaken to update the Guidelines that reflect the core competencies of library technicians in Canada.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)library technicianslibrary technician educationcore competenciesLIS competenciesdiploma programslibrary programsArticlehttps://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v18i1.7257