Library managers’ research concerns and research competencies in Iranian special libraries

Robati, Alireza Peyvand; Tahavori, Zahra

doi:10.1177/0961000613518571

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“…Only a few librarians become involved in research because of individual interests. In addition, several studies have reported that librarians face certain barriers in conducting research such as a lack of research competence (Peyvand Robati & Tahavori, 2014). Unlike organizational support, research competence and skills can be strengthened through training.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Librarians' Contribution to Open Access Journal Publishing in Library and Information Science From the Perspective of Authorship

Chang

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Librarians' Contribution to Open Access Journal Publishing in Library and Information Science From the Perspective of Authorship

Chang

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…Studies conducted within developing countries indicated less involvement of academic librarians in research activities and mostly discussed the barriers in doing so. For instance, Peyvand Robati and Tahavori (2014) disclosed that generally the Iranian librarians had positive views about research yet they faced a number of challenges, such as lack of research competencies, less support from the administration, and lack of funding. In a recent study of Nigerian librarians, Omotunde and Alegbeleye (2021) highlighted the research productivity and work performance of academic librarians in Nigeria remained at lower level than those of in the developed countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With the dawn of the twenty-first century, the pivotal role of academic libraries has been changing continuously due to the research enriched environment of higher education institutes (Peyvand Robati and Tahavori, 2014). Kennedy and Brancolini (2012) claimed that faculty, students, and staff’s demands related to research services have been increasing continuously in higher education institutions.…”

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Assessing the perceived research competencies of academic librarians in Pakistan: Implications for work performance

Malik

Sheikh

Mahmood

2022

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This study aims to investigate the research experience, perceived research capabilities, and role of LIS education in reading and doing research. It further explores their preferred educational activities to learn research skills and the impact of research competencies on their work performance. An online survey was conducted through a questionnaire and the data were collected from the librarians working in academic libraries in Pakistan. The findings revealed that a majority of the academic librarians wrote either journal article/s or presented their research in conferences. With regard to research competencies, academic librarians indicated their high confidence in performing discrete steps involved in a research project. However, the participants noted their lack of confidence in knowing which statistical test(s) to run and how to code qualitative data to identify themes and sub-themes. The study also revealed that Library Information Science (LIS) qualification more adequately trained academic librarians to read about rather than conduct research. Academic librarians considered continuing education programs (i.e. workshops, seminars, sessions, and attending conferences) as an effective delivery mode for learning research methods. The research competencies of the participants also came out as a positive predictor of work performance. The study suggests that academic libraries, LIS schools, and other organizations, should be keenly aware of librarians’ research learning needs and facilitate them by creating a supportive environment for learning and applying research knowledge.

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“…These competencies have been investigated from different perspectives including technological (Heim, 1986); acquisition (Fisher, 2001); chat reference (Luo, 2007); digital age (Conklin, 2017;Connor, 2018;Johnson et al, 2007;Konieczny, 2017;Saulean, 2018;Shahbazi and Hedayati, 2016;Wilkinson, 2017); data librarian (Semeler et al, 2017); research (Sorensen and DeLong, 2016); interactive relations expert (Huvila et al, 2013); and general competencies of a modern librarian (Santos, 2017). The competencies requirements have also been identified from the perspective of special libraries (Ojala, 1993;Peyvand Robati and Tahavori, 2014;Rehman and Majid, 1997).…”

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What do the business employers want? A sequential mixed methods exploration of information professionals’ competencies

Awan

Ameen²

2020

GKMC

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Purpose The job market of library and information professionals has expanded from academic to industrial, special and business libraries. The unique nature of the organizations, their data and clientele demand a different set of competencies. The purpose of this study is to explore the competencies of information professionals from the perspectives of business employers – a comparatively new job place for the library and information management professionals. Design/Methodology/Approach Exploratory sequential mixed methods approach was used to meet objectives of this study in two phases. In the first phase, qualitative data was extracted from panel discussion. Themes were extracted from this qualitative data. In the second phase, a questionnaire was designed which was based on qualitative themes. The instrument contained the nine-point Likert type scale and was filled by the business and industry human resource managers. The quantitatively gathered data were analysed while using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS version 22. Findings The findings of this study indicate that work coordination, knowledge of intellectual property rights, online searching ability, leadership qualities, trustworthiness and background knowledge of the prospective organizations are the basic competencies required by the business employers. Practical Implications This study will guide the students on which qualities they are required to obtain to qualify for jobs of information professionals in the current employment sector. Additionally, it will provide guidelines to the continuous education programme designers, prompting them to include in their trainings the vital qualities of candidates required by the current job market. Originality Value This is the maiden study that has explored the competencies of library and information management professionals through exploratory sequential mixed methods.

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Library managers’ research concerns and research competencies in Iranian special libraries

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

Librarians' Contribution to Open Access Journal Publishing in Library and Information Science From the Perspective of Authorship

Librarians' Contribution to Open Access Journal Publishing in Library and Information Science From the Perspective of Authorship

Assessing the perceived research competencies of academic librarians in Pakistan: Implications for work performance

What do the business employers want? A sequential mixed methods exploration of information professionals’ competencies

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