Envisioning the Academic Library: A Reflection on Roles, Relevancy and Relationships

Delaney, Geraldine; Bates, Jessica

doi:10.1080/13614533.2014.911194

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“…Eight of the articles had one or more authors that were information specialists. The value of including librarians and/or other information professionals in the systematic review process is highlighted in Yoshii et al (2009), Hausner et al (2012, Delaney and Bates (2015), Foster (2015), Koffel (2015) amongst others. The concept of embedded librarianship reflects the move towards including information specialists / librarians as full collaborators within the systematic review research team because of their knowledge of search systems and information retrieval expertise.…”

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Will Web Search Engines Replace Bibliographic Databases in the Systematic Identification of Research?

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McQuilkin

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The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Will web search engines replace bibliographic databases in the systematic identification of research? AbstractThe availability of web search engines provides opportunities in addition to those provided by bibliographic databases for identifying academic literature, but their usefulness for retrieving research is uncertain. A rigorous literature search was undertaken to investigate whether web search engines might replace bibliographic databases, using empirical research in health and social care as a case study. Eight databases and five web search engines were searched between 20 July and 6 August 2015. Sixteen unique studies that compared at least one database with at least one web search engine were examined, as well as drawing lessons from the authors' own search process. Web search engines were limited in that the searcher cannot be certain that the principles of Boolean logic will apply and they were more limited than bibliographic databases in their functions such as exporting abstracts. Recommendations are made for improving the rigour and quality of reporting studies of academic literature searching.

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Will Web Search Engines Replace Bibliographic Databases in the Systematic Identification of Research?

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“…These are directed in particular at a lack of recognition by researchers of libraries as partners or keys to productivity (Corrall, 2014), along with reduced engagement, (Delaney & Bates, 2015), limited awareness of what librarians provide (Cooke et al, 2011), and among doctoral students a lack of understanding of the information environment (British Library & JISC, 2012). It is also understood that researchers can look elsewhere to meet emerging needs if libraries are unable to deliver, but this is also recognised as an opportunity to set out a new agenda and to develop new roles (Auckland, 2012).…”

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New Directions for Academic Libraries in Research Staffing: A Case Study at National University of Ireland Galway

Cox

2017

New Review of Academic Librarianship

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New research needs, global developments and local shifts in emphasis are demanding a broader range of interactions by librarians with researchers and are challenging previous staffing structures. Research has a higher institutional profile and academic libraries have responded by creating new roles and staffing models, with stronger linkage across campus as partners rather than supporters. Particular circumstances at National University of Ireland Galway have shaped its Library's staffing configuration for research. These include the emergence of digital scholarship across campus, opportunities offered by a new research building, the growing importance of archives and the publication of a new institutional strategy. Significant reductions in staffing and budget are influential too. Distinctive features in the revised staffing model are organisation by function instead of subject, prioritisation of engagement with digital scholarship, distributed management of archives and special collections and a particular emphasis on contribution across multiple teams. This case study reports early gains and challenges.

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“…In fact, we must rethink "what we are, how we are viewed and understood, and how we do it" (Walter & Neal, 2014, p. 614). At the same time, we should promote a more holistic, comprehensive and collaborative action for the development of a university library (Delaney & Bates, 2015) and try to accommodate risk management in these organizations (Horava, 2014), in the context of strategic planning.…”

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Shrink to Fit or Prune to Strengthen: Adapting the Strategic Plan in an Academic Library as Response to Environmental Change

Sanches

2018

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In this study, we intend to observe how a strategic plan can be used as a risk management tool, in the scope of academic libraries. Risk is perceived by individuals and institutions when faced with environmental changes which threaten stability or integrity. In libraries, these changes show in structural alterations, that is, in decreasing human, material and financial resources, and this implies having to develop strategies to accommodate new situations. Inspired by concepts from the fields of management and psychology, this paper analyses risk management and strategic planning as an adaptive response to change. This idea is furthered with the case study of a university library, which shows how adapting to such challenges is possible. We report a management strategy which includes a SWOT analysis about the performance of the library, and the subsequent reorganization of fields of action and redefinition of goals and tasks. The strategy comprises all the efforts made by the library to deal with specific demands, both internal and external, which triggered stress situations and coping with them, revealing a successful adaptation in light of change. The study concludes that reducing and concentrating efforts is one way to respond to everyday organizational challenges, looked upon as risks. This case can serve as an example and source of inspiration for other libraries dealing with diminished resources.

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Envisioning the Academic Library: A Reflection on Roles, Relevancy and Relationships

Cited by 100 publications

References 62 publications

Will Web Search Engines Replace Bibliographic Databases in the Systematic Identification of Research?

Will Web Search Engines Replace Bibliographic Databases in the Systematic Identification of Research?

New Directions for Academic Libraries in Research Staffing: A Case Study at National University of Ireland Galway

Shrink to Fit or Prune to Strengthen: Adapting the Strategic Plan in an Academic Library as Response to Environmental Change

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