Full Description
The emphasis on principles and techniques in the book means that it is perfect reading for busy practitioners but it is also eminently suitable for students and researchers trying to get to grips with this tricky area. Researchers rely on libraries to provide the information they need; equally, supporting research is a fundamental reason for libraries' existence. This book is first to explore the crucial relationship between libraries and researchers, focusing on developing and managing effective library services to support research and researchers. It covers researchers' information-seeking behaviour, their needs and wants; reviews the management and service response; and then places these issues into a wider strategic context. Key topics are: • what is research? • current issues in the research community • defining research and researchers • collection management in support of research • the researcher's toolkit • the information literate researcher • the role of the library in supporting research activity • futurewatch. Readership: This book will inform and advise all those who work with researchers in libraries, combining practical advice with an exploration of fundamental issues relating to the relationship between research and libraries. It will be essential reading for all who work in academic and research libraries.
Contents
1. Supporting research and researchers: some perspectives
Introduction
Context
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How this book is organized
2. Current challenges for libraries and research support
Introduction
Scholarly communication
The language of scholarship
Academic freedom, funding and research ethics
Copyright and plagiarism
Freedom of information
RLN, the British Library and national libraries
E-science
Conclusion
3. Defining research and researchers
Introduction
What is research?
History of the PhD
Training and skills of research students
The Roberts Review, the postdoctoral student and CRS
Research selectivity
Research and teaching
Third strand activities
Working away from the university
Research issues and what they mean for libraries
Conclusion
4. Collection management
Introduction
Researchers' use of libraries and information
Reports, programmes and networks: the strategic background
Case studies in collection management
What is a collection?
Key components of a collection
Collection management in practice
Conclusion
5. The researcher's toolkit: resources
Introduction
Influences on resource use
Learning styles, habits and attitudes
Resources
Conclusion
Further reading
6. Services to support research
Introduction
Keeping in touch with the research community
What does the research community want from the library?
Research support at Newcastle University
Services and support: some specific considerations
Conclusion
7. The information-literate researcher
Introduction
Starting to teach
Researchers' training needs
Information literacy: key areas of knowledge
Motivation
Andragogy: a brief introduction
Training and development opportunities
Communities of practice
Conclusion
8. Facing the future: key challenges
Introduction
The research information environment of the future
Competition and collaboration: research in universities
Scholarly communication, open access and intellectual property
The research library of the future: some themes
Conclusion
9. Key principles for supporting research
Introduction
Laws, values and principles
Principles of library support for researchers
Conclusion
BibliographyUseful websites
