The researcher's view: context is critical

Corrall, Sheila; Lester, Ray

doi:10.29085/9781856049726.021

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“…Some factors more specific to this institution or Kuwaiti academic culture and a "developing world" context were present, such as what was perceived to be poor infrastructure in terms of library support. However, trust in library support has often been found to be low in developed countries, too (Corrall and Lester, 2013). The issue around the status of non-Kuwaiti researchers could be seen as a specific example of issues around seniority, encountered in other contexts.…”

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Scholars’ research-related personal information collections

AL-Omar

Cox

2016

Aslib Journal of Information Management

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PurposeThe aim of the paper is t -related personal information collections (PICs). Design/methodology/approachThe study was based on in-depth interviews and office tours of 17 scholars in Education and Health Sciences in a Kuwaiti Higher Education Institution. Findings "-related PICs were added to throughout the research life-cycle. They were huge, diverse, hybrid and fragmented. Key factors shaping the collections were the pressure to do research, time pressure in general, quality of space available, technology opportunity, lack of support from central services, the need to collect Arabic material, self-presentation and selfmanagement. Older scholars and non-Kuwaiti nationals experienced the pressures slightly differently. Research limitations/implicationsThe study was limited to scholars in two disciplines, in one institution in a developing world context. However the models produced are suggestive of factors involved in shaping of the research-related PICs of scholars in general. Practical implicationsFailures in Personal Information Management are a cause for concern in terms of data integrity and validity of research. Interventions could include training of early career researchers for a life time of collecting. Originality/valueT ch-related PICs and to provide a model of factors shaping them.

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Scholars’ research-related personal information collections

AL-Omar

Cox

2016

Aslib Journal of Information Management

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“…The space-as-service concept is gaining currency internationally as a visible contribution to research, particularly in support of early career researchers, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with the research commons beginning to emerge as a parallel development to the successful learning commons movement (Corrall & Lester, 2013;Daniels, Darch, & de Jager, 2010;Ohio State University Libraries, 2012). UK examples range from traditional reading rooms to the fully-serviced technology-rich space at Warwick, using early career researchers as peer support advisors, and offering novel services such as research profile matching and suites of bookable rooms for individuals and meetings (Carroll, 2011a,b).…”

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Designing Libraries for Research Collaboration in the Network World: An Exploratory Study

Corrall

2014

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Advances in technology and changes in higher education and research are forcing libraries to rethink the services they offer to researchers and how they are presented. Librarians are moving into "higher end support" and adopting new service models based on "deep collaboration" with academic partners. The internal arrangements that form the design of an organization can determine whether it achieves its mission under particular conditions. The present study explores how libraries in 24 leading UK research universities are organizing resources and services to support the research enterprise. Qualitative data were collected from institutional websites and other public domain sources and were analysed using matrix techniques. The results show a trend away from integrated library and computing service organizations; variety in institutional reporting lines, but predominantly in large professional service groups; consistency in internal library groupings, but variation in portfolio and job titles; expansion of specialist positions, with new functional roles complementing traditional subject liaisons; and dedicated spaces, working groups, and integrated websites promoting boundary-spanning activities. The findings confirm and extend prior work and are being used to design a large scale international survey.

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The researcher's view: context is critical

Cited by 2 publications

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Scholars’ research-related personal information collections

Scholars’ research-related personal information collections

Designing Libraries for Research Collaboration in the Network World: An Exploratory Study

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