Library Research Support in Queensland: A Survey

Richardson, Joanna; Nolan-Brown, Therese; Loria, Pat; Bradbury, Stephanie

doi:10.1080/00048623.2012.10722287

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“…The scope and focus of research support also vary from information discovery to research impact assessment. Assorted titles are given to research support services (Richardson et al 2012). A similar situation is encountered in other states (e.g., Victorian academic libraries).…”

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, traditional services have been enhanced and new services are being introduced in the attempt to meet researchers' needs. For instance, according to the survey conducted by the Queensland University Libraries Office of Cooperation (QULOC) in 2012, although at different levels, providing support for scholarly publishing was emphasised in all 13 participating academic libraries' research support services (Richardson et al 2012). It is safe to say that academic libraries have been playing, and are continuing to play, a key role in supporting scholarly publishing.…”

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is a lack of professional discourse, and consequently a lack of common understanding among librarians regarding what scholarly publishing literacy entails. Although literature indicates that most academic libraries and librarians are actively involved in supporting scholarly publishing, the types, levels and format of support vary significantly from institution to institution (Auckland 2012;Brewerton 2012;Richardson et al 2012). Many academic libraries have taken a leading role in supporting open access and scholarly communication.…”

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These changes naturally have significant impact on researchers' information needs and behaviours. In order to remain responsive and vital to their parent institutions, academic libraries have responded to these changes by evaluating and revamping their research support services, and overall rethinking of the way they engage with researchers and research processes (Richardson et al 2012). In its report, entitled Re-Skilling For Research, Research Libraries UK (RLUK) reveals the results from its project investigating researchers' information needs in the current and future research environment (Auckland 2012;Brewerton 2012).…”

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some libraries provide occasional workshops on generic publishing strategies. Specific support for scholarly publishing is usually provided in the form of one-on-one support based on individual requests/queries (Richardson et al 2012). As mentioned earlier, researchers have a pressing need to develop sufficient scholarly publishing literacy to fully engage in, and take advantage of, the current scholarly publishing environment.…”

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Riding the Wave of Open Access: Providing Library Research Support for Scholarly Publishing Literacy

Zhao

2014

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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Researchers are experiencing intense pressures to publish and increase research outputs. Recently many research funders have introduced policies and mandates related to open access, which have contributed to the increasing popularity of open access journals. Dubbed gold open access, open access journals offer researchers another publishing option. However, some publishers with questionable practices and journals of dubious quality have emerged exploiting the 'author pays' open access model and researchers' need to publish. Hence an ability to publish research outputs through the most appropriate outlet for a particular field is crucial for researchers in order to maximise the impact of their research. Notwithstanding the proliferation of open access journals, the literature indicates that some researchers may not have a full understanding of the operations, implications and issues around open access and other publishing issues. This understanding is known as scholarly publishing literacy. With knowledge of scholarly publishing and access to resources and tools, academic libraries and librarians are well-positioned to play an active role in providing support to researchers. This paper argues that scholarly publishing literacy should be treated as an extension of information literacy delivered through a broader research support framework. This paper presents a research librarian's perspective, and draws on literature and the author's practice to illustrate key points. Issues for further investigation are identified.

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Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Library Research Support For Scholarly Publishing Literacy: mentioning

confidence: 99%

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2014

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Finding the Connection: Research Data Management and the Office of Research

Rinehart

2016

Bull of the Asso Info Sci

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EDITOR'S SUMMARY Academic and research librarians can enhance the services they provide to researchers by collaborating with university offices of research. The requirement that projects have data management plans to qualify for federal funding has stimulated alignment, partnering and pooling of resources between service providers. The author's experiences in data librarian positions illustrate various routes and results of interaction, from demonstrating the value of reusing data for different purposes to promoting data ethics and best practices in data management. Librarians should seek out opportunities to collaborate with their campus research offices, understand commonalities in service to researchers and focus on data management as a complement to research professionals' work.

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