Exploring the Culture of Engagement for Liaison Librarians at a Research University

Thacker, Mara; Christensen, Sarah; Dickson, Eleanor

doi:10.1080/01930826.2018.1491185

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“…There is a breadth of literature from the last decade that examines and reflects on the importance of academic libraries to look outwardly to support the wider campus community (Kranich et al, 2020;Kranich et al, 2014;Thacker et al, 2018). The needs and preferences of graduate students are of particular interest to librarians and administrators around the world, and a significant number of publications examine efforts to engage this user group both as a whole and within specific areas of an institution (Catalano, 2013;Spezi, 2016;Ince, 2018).…”

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Meeting graduate student needs: an exploration of disciplinary differences

Bussell

Schnabel

Rinehart

2020

Public Services Quarterly

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To better engage our graduate students, we asked them to describe their research strategy and challenges, helpful research support services, and their preferred venue for learning research skills. We conducted a thematic analysis and found that participants' top reported research strategies included "Research Topic Development" and "Literature Review," while their challenges cited "Finding and Evaluating Information" and "Access Issues." The students mentioned "Library Databases" most frequently as helpful and websites were their most preferred learning venue. We found evidence that discipline-specific library instruction may be more relevant than large, in-person orientations and discovered a concerning trend of situational challenges.

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